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Well here's the latest. I agreed with the seller to keep the radio, he refunded my money minus about twenty dollars. In short the chassis is good. Tested it out with spare tubes I already have. It's a hummer with dirty chassis is all. The cabinet isn't too bad when you look at it. There's three clean breaks in the grill work that can be reglued to look almost like nothing happened, and with a little work basic perfection. I'm really glad I salvaged it. The guy offered me a full refund but I didn't want to pass up the radio, bottom line. Still need to get a tube shield for the thing. This might be my winter project after all. Thanks all for responding. I'd be interested in hearing other comments about the Model 50 in general. Thanks, GB.