[Ron Ramirez]

Kekoa

Here's a quick shot of my 53-960 - the cabinet is empty, as I am about to start working on its chassis:

[Image: http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k420/...g~original]

I agree that the solid veneered sides (such as on your cabinet) look better. But this is still a huge, heavy, impressive radio!

I will be using some new electrolytics from Mouser in my 53-960, made by Nichicon. These are very tall and skinny, and I hope they will all fit inside the old cap cans. The 10 uF are 10mm in diameter x 20mm tall; the 22 uF are 12 mm diameter x 25mm tall. Much slimmer than most conventional electrolytics.