[Arran]

Jerry,
Unfortunately, I'm not good with the electronics part of radios.  Is this a speaker that may have been used on other, more common radios?  I can't imagine there are many Truetone consoles laying around out there... I really like the cabinet and dial on this radio, but the logistics on getting it to California, may be daunting.......Thanks for the help.
Steve

Steve;
  I think that I would probably pass on getting this set, yes you most likely could find an exact replacement speaker for it but between the shipping cost and the seller being unco-operative when it comes to shipping I think that I would hold out for another example. Truetone consoles are not really that uncommon, Western Auto Supply had stores all over the U.S at one time, and the Truetone line of radios and T.Vs were priced as a bargain brand. An 8 tube set is pretty middle of the road in terms of model offerings so there will be others out there. what I find disappointing is that the set has no RF amplifier or extra IF amplifier stage, take away the P-P power output stage and you would have a 5 tube set plus a magic eye. Western Auto stores out in California, and some other Western States, used to sell radios under the Western Air Patrol brand, and those were usually manufactured by Gilfillan in Los Angeles, so you might want to keep your eyes open for one of those too.
Regards
Arran