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Originally Posted by Radio Wrangler
If you're going to improve something a lot, why not just make a whole new one from scratch? Put it in your own box. It's your handiwork, show it off. Show the world what you can do. Be an originator!
David
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Ooooo you'd never catch me doing anything of the like David(!) <looks left at his own avatar ...
This was an empty scrap cabinet, made useful again. Original post for those who've not seen it
https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=142162
If a purchased set turns out to be 100% complete, original but non-functioning, I try my level best to ensure as many of the factory components as possible can be retained, with the end result, a fully functioning set. I have re-stuffed caps, and I like the idea that a set of 70+ years is still providing family enjoyment and using (where safe/possible) most of its factory fitted parts. If parts are missing, I try to obtain originals to make the set complete.
Some types of music lend themselves to HiFi, other types work surprisingly well through a vintage set - Gugak/Pansori - through an 'original' (non-modified/non-improved) set can 'add' a certain something to the enjoyment, even if it is the faint mains hum, the aroma of warm bakelite & a dusty dropper!
This is part of the reason I have a collection of audio equipment spanning a few decades, HiFi for some types of music, vintage sets for other types ... it creates a mood, and the family approve too.
The other part is the interesting engineering aspect of things.
Mark