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Silvertone 4788
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Well, here it is, probably the king of my small Silvertone collection! Radio is complete other than the celluloid or clear plastic that went over the dial. I can see under the chassis and there is no sign of melted tar, but I get now power when I try to bring this radio up. It appears the Off-On volume control is damaged and the space is too tight around it for me to try a jumper. (I can see it, just can't quite reach it!) With 14 tubes, two speakers, and motor tuning, this Silvertone is quite a beast and should sound good when redone. Any pointers on this radio to watch out for? I know the tuner barely moves when I turn the knob and the gears are clunking in there. It appears I am the third owner of this radio as I bought it off the granddaughter of the original owner. She was actually concerned about the fate of the radio as she has been seeing what the 'hipsters' are doing to them.

   

   

   

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Silvertone 4788 - by Jayce - 09-27-2015, 05:27 PM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by sam - 09-27-2015, 06:08 PM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by SteveG - 09-27-2015, 07:55 PM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by Paul Philco322 - 09-27-2015, 08:09 PM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by Jayce - 09-27-2015, 10:55 PM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by mikethedruid - 09-28-2015, 01:25 AM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by Jayce - 09-28-2015, 01:18 PM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by JimZ - 09-28-2015, 02:06 PM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by John R - 09-28-2015, 04:28 PM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by Jayce - 09-28-2015, 04:40 PM
RE: Silvertone 4788 - by Arran - 09-29-2015, 03:50 AM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by JimZ - 09-28-2015, 04:44 PM
RE: Silvertone 4688 - by Jayce - 09-28-2015, 04:49 PM
RE: Silvertone 4788 - by JimZ - 09-28-2015, 06:26 PM
RE: Silvertone 4788 - by Paul Philco322 - 09-28-2015, 07:27 PM
RE: Silvertone 4788 - by Jayce - 09-28-2015, 07:42 PM
RE: Silvertone 4788 - by VntgRads - 09-29-2015, 04:18 PM
RE: Silvertone 4788 - by Jayce - 10-22-2015, 11:22 AM



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