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Goodfellas · 3rd Mar 2013, 10:52 pm

Tuning mine is not much fun since it needs very careful tweaking to get a station tuned just right! The radio's been working well all weekend, the output is loud (on some stations), although the sound is a little distorted so maybe it's due some renevation work.

I just looked at "Pilot Little Maestro" on Google images and yes the case is the same, although they appear to use the traditional (and better) method of turning the tuning capacitor!

I'll post pics of the valves soon.

By the way, I brushed my hand past the end of the aerial wire and got a tingle. I used a mains electrical test screwdriver (the sort with a neon bulb inside) and it glowed dimly when I touched the aerial... is this dodgy?

3rd Mar 2013, 10:52 pm	#7
Goodfellas Retired Dormant Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 83	Re: "Universal" valve radio Tuning mine is not much fun since it needs very careful tweaking to get a station tuned just right! The radio's been working well all weekend, the output is loud (on some stations), although the sound is a little distorted so maybe it's due some renevation work. I just looked at "Pilot Little Maestro" on Google images and yes the case is the same, although they appear to use the traditional (and better) method of turning the tuning capacitor! I'll post pics of the valves soon. By the way, I brushed my hand past the end of the aerial wire and got a tingle. I used a mains electrical test screwdriver (the sort with a neon bulb inside) and it glowed dimly when I touched the aerial... is this dodgy?