Another Zenith 9-S-262 thread
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Instead of imposing on other people's threads I thought it would be better to start a new one.
Back at Christmas time my brother-in-law, who is a realtor, called to tell me he found a radio inside the wall of a house he had bought to flip. He removed the chassis and gave it to me for Christmas. It turned out to be a Zenith 9-S-262 shutter dial. Unfortunately he didn't get the speaker and another realtor had sold the house before he could get back to it.
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...s262-1.jpg]
I restored the chassis and kept an eye open for a cabinet and speaker.
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...262-21.jpg]
I was lucky enough to find an empty cabinet at the Kutztown show in May.
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...62-22s.jpg]
I started to reglue the cabinet.
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...262-26.jpg]
The speaker board was too bad to reglue.
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...262-30.jpg]
I removed the speaker board, which started to fall apart, and used it as a template to make a new board.
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...62-32a.jpg]
OK, we're up to date. More to follow.
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I picked up a speaker with the acoustic adapter yesterday so basically all the large parts are in-house. The speaker is in nice shape but the beehive needs some repairs.
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...262-33.jpg]
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Everything seems to be going well Larry, looking forward to more progress reports.
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It looks like you got a nice radio and the price was right.
I find it interesting when you get parts from different places and everything falls into place.Keep us informed with photos.
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Still doing veneer repairs. This has been mentioned before but a good way to clamp down veneers on a curve is to use a cheap web belt tie down. Work the glue under the lifted veneer, press it down and squeeze out the extra then wipe it away, lay a piece of wax paper over it and strap it down with a web belt (ratchet type) tie down. Be careful not to over-tighten, an easy thing to do.
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...262-40.jpg]
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On the web belt method, did you put a temporary friction-fit brace between the side of the cabinet (across the rear opening)?
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No, it wasn't necessary.
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Progress, I think. 
I picked up another cabinet today. It's filthy but it seems to be in solid condition and, with a great deal of luck, I'm hoping I can save the grille cloth.
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...cab2-1.jpg]
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...cab2-2.jpg]
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Btw Larry have you checked, do you have tye org. 6t5 eye tube? Would be supercool.
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I have the 6T5 eye tube but it has a small dead spot on it.
Gently using my wife's (don't tell her) ironing spray water bottle I gently sprayed small sections of the grille cloth while also gently brushing the area with my Shop-Vac. It's not completely dry in the photo but you can see the improvement. I was hoping it would lessen the appearence of that water stain on the upper right but it did not. Not sure what to do about that, I may have to live with it.
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...cab2-9.jpg]
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...cab2-8.jpg]
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Wow, looks great thanks fo sharing. Lots of good tips along the way. LIK/
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With luck I was able to remove the speaker board and grille cloth intact today. The cloth does not appear to be dry-rotted so I am optimistic that it can be saved (fingers crossed).
[Image: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab191...ab2-12.jpg]
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Amazing how the original color that was covered up on the outside is so much lighter than what has been exposed for 70+ years. Must be a lot of nicotine buildup on that. I hope your cleaning efforts are successful.
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Hopefully I'll be able to get back at this radio in the next couple of days. The past few weeks have been a mess. The tranny blew on my Ford Ranger ($3300) right after I invested $700 in new tires. After driving Rangers for 28 years I just decided it was time for a change so I shopped for a good used Toyota 4Runner. I found one in the next state which, of course, requires jumping thru hoops to get it licensed and safety inspected here in PA. Tomorrow morning it should get stickered and I should be good to go. Oh, did I mention the wife's trip to the ER for irregular heartbeat? Yeah, it's been one of those Summers. At least there's Kutztown to look forward to.
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