[Bob Andersen]

I found this rough set on my local craigslist for $20 and decided to take a chance on it.
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The photo finish on the front is in pretty good condition which is the main reason I decided to go for it. The rest of the cabinet is a bit rough though. Some trim is missing at the bottom on one side and there's a nasty split in the plywood.
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The dial glass is missing too, unless this model didn't have any ?
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I thought is was a 37-62 at first, but the label states 38-62.
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It looks to be 100% original inside. Speaker just has a minor tear.
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I don't see any replaced components.
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I was happy to see all glass tubes and no hacked up base shields with metal types installed.
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After my visual inspection and testing the power transformer with an ohmmeter, I popped out the rectifier and powered it up. All the voltages look good.

Then the bad news, both the power/volume and band-switch and frozen in place. However, the power switch is frozen in the on position. Now normally I wouldn't power a set up this old with all original caps, but the seller claimed it played great and I took the usual precautions - fused variac and 60W bulb in series. Well, what do you know, it plays very well Only problem is that the volume is stuck at or near 100%

Note the original dial lamp was burned out and my replacement is a bit too bright.
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