Re: What is a Success Story?
I contend that some conserved sets do deserve a little write-up. Many of them show unmistakable signs of years hard use in difficult circumstances. I don't see where to post that sort of content onto this site. Here's an example: I have a Chinese radio made in about 1952. It's a very boring and ordinary bakelite AM broadcast radio, in what we would normally call "poor, non-operational and unrestored" condition. It's interesting because of the circumstances of the times, because of its survival in a hostile climate over several decades, and because it still has many original components. Of course I could butcher it by fitting lots of new capacitors, polishing the cabinet to a non-original extent and fitting a set of nice shiny new valves. That may result in an entry that could be accepted into the "Success Story" section of this website. But where's the sense in doing that? This radio is far better left exactly as it is - rust and all. Chris.
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