[mikethedruid]

Ah, Captain, you've been bitten bad. Soon you will end up in the sad condition of the rest of us, and have to find quarters big enough to fit your radio collection.LOL ! Really, I look forward to hearing your stories of the cabinet and chassis work. You will find it absorbing, interesting, and sometimes maddening work; but, in the end, when you finally have a radio-phonograph that plays well, and provides you with hours of entertainment and enjoyment, you will find it EXTREMELY rewarding. If you don't already have 78 records, you can find them on ePay, and sometimes at flea markets, yard sales, or thrift stores. When you play them, don't be surprised by the "groove hiss" It will be more with an old 78 than with a modern vinyl 33 1/3, but, of course, your machine will only play 78s.