[MrFixr55]

Hi Vlad,

Definitely keep us posted on the progress. Your experience will help newcomers to this hobby.

I hear you about having to learn to love woodworking; it is not my most favorite thing. almost all of my radios worked as found, were repaired by me or totally restored electronically by me. However, other than shoe polish, furniture polish and some glue, my cabinets are as found.

Definitely replace the caps (capacitors) and be careful handling them. Oil filled capacitors of that vintage contain dioxins or other hazardous materials. Consider that when deciding whether to stuff them or merely replace them with modern caps. The wiring might look a little funky but is likely to be good. It is nice that the tuning capacitor is covered; it should be cleaner than the rest of the chassis.

The nice thing about TRF sets is that they are much easier to restore than Superhets. (Hope that statement does not turn around and bite me or you.)