[rfeenstra]

Little doubt that bulk winding would save an incredible   amount of time. Just laying the paper and shellacking it in place takes almost as much time as the actual winding.  I'm also fairly careful not to cross windings as I wonder if the pressure from subsequent layers would eventually short out a winding.

Given that the radio must have passed quality tests for sound originally, even with a section of a layer about 1/4" wide shorted,  a single shorted winding is, perhaps, no problem.  But with a band 1/4" wide shorted, one would think that those shorted windings would change impedance matching severely,  probably reducing the audio signal level significantly.  Perhaps the volume control easily compensated.  While I fully understand winding ratios, I confess ignorance on the subject of TR impedance issues!

Russ, if bulk winding has worked satisfactorily for you, next time, I'm gonna do it that way too!  I'll motorize my winder.

Thanks guys!