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I had this radio given to me by a friend who said he had it given to him by a man who is in his 80s,and he used to listen to it when he was a kid.. Now that I have it finished I will invite them both over to see the radio,and hear it play.
It is rogers model 4821,,second from the top of the line for that year 1943-35.
I have had the radio about three years and I took it to an X radio repair man who told me that the power supply was shot,, I took it home and replaced one cap that I had missed and it worked very well. I did not strip the whole cabinet,,just the sides,top and bottom. I had to replace all the veneer on the bottom.. It is one of the best looking radios that I have.. I am just like the rest of you and wanted to show it as it took me a while to get it done.. I will post photos after I get the chassis in Dan
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That's a beautiful radio Dan! I like how you only refinished/repaired the areas that needed it. Having the previous owners over when you're finished
will be a very nice gesture that I'm sure they will both enjoy.
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John,, I am posting a couple of before photos of the radio so you can see how it was.. I masked off the sides of the radio and used lacquer thinner and paint stripper on them.. Then I applied a coat of dark walnut gel stain.
On the bottom I had to remove all the veneer and raplace it[which took quite some time]..The top and top edge was completly stripped . I used grain filler on the very top and then a coat of dark walnut gel stain.
There were areas on the front near the bottom which I thought about for a long time before I did anything about .. Finally I just rubbed in the same stain and let it sit for about three days.. I didn't want to strip it because I could not come up with the same finish as the original.... I took off the pillars just outside the grill cloth and across the bottom and repainted the indentations with water base black paint and then gave them a couple of coats of clear lacquer
The curved veneer on the front corners was given the same treatment with the stain[mainly at the bottom].
I then masked off the bottom and gave it several coats of Mohawk extra dark walnut lacquer,and I did the same with the top edge and bottom edge.
Finally I masked off the center portion and sprayed several coats of high gloss Mohawk lacquer. After a good long drying time I applied''''''' beeswax with orange''''''
I hope I have not gone into too much detail but thats what I did Dan
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 Like, WOW! Fantastic!
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Looks great! I've never seen one quite like that.
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Dan Walker Wrote:.........I hope I have not gone into too much detail but thats what I did........
Not at all, it's always a learning experience to see how someone else tackles cabinet issues like those.
One of the things I like about Internet radio forums is the chance to see Canadian sets like your Rogers. I'm looking forward to seeing it with the chassis and finding out what is behind the little trap door on the side, although I think I already know.
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John,, That hole in the side is for a clock which you can set to turn the radios on and off with,but you probably guessed that . A funny thing about the clock is that you have to give it a spin to get it going.. It is planned that way .. There are instructions on the clock that tell you {SPIN TO START CLOCK} In the next few days I will have the chassis in and will post photos
I do appreciate all the coments from you guys. Some of the people that see this radio in person don't know what goes into restoring one ;;;you guys do thanks Dan
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Great job, Dan! Two thumbs up! 
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Beeeeeautifual! Very nice work, Sir!
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Well I finally got everything together and I invited the original owner and the friend who gave me the radio over to have a look at it.
I am on the left, the original owner is in the middle and the friend who gave me the radio is on the right. He did like the condition of the radio as it is now..The owner was quite pleased that the radio is in good hands and he said that his relatives had a chance to have it but non of them wanted it.. As a kid ,he used to look in the back while it was playing ,,to see where the voice was coming from.
Something like this make this hobby all the more rewarding,,and Iv'e made another friend..
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Dan, That is one beautiful radio. You have done a great job. It is especially neat to see the three people who have a connection with this radio. Great story and thanks for sharing.
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I love the lighted, perspective (?) lettering at the bottom of the dial.
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