Restored Antique Radios FS

[Keith Park]

Restored Antique Radios FS



http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm



NEW WEBSITE!!!



Just be sure to click on the "Sets for Purchase" button on the right to view
the sets!





These investment quality Fully Restored radios will give you the advantage
of a set that has indeed been RESTORED, and not simply fixed, repaired,
spiffed up, or outsourced to another servicer or refinisher for work.

I have 31 years of experience in Antique Radio restoration and combine that
with my full time day job of MRI coil and system development and expertise
in Failure analysis to produce a restoration that has had detailed
attention given to each part of the radio, and not just a simple gutting of
the electronics or recapping of the chassis.

Each questionable part is replaced, wiring is examined, all tubes
are tested and replaced if necessary, mechanical assemblies are
disassembled, cleaned, relubed and aligned. Each set also gets a new
powercord that is grounded or polarized and an AC line fuse is added if not
already equipped.

Cabinets get detailed veneer repair and replacement if necessary
from an extensive inventory of vintage veneer, dial bezels are restored,
each knob is refinished or detail cleaned, Photofinish is recreated if
necessary and 7 coats of hand rubbed finish are applied. The result is
stunning and gives the purchaser a set that will be around and working for
many, many, years to come. Please visit the above website for even more info
about me and my restorations.



My Restorations are just what you're looking for if you want a set that
looks and works as new. These are completely redone, not only part of the
cabinet is refinished and another part left cobbled up, the entire unit is
restored. These restorations are not simple "Recappings with a new power
cord" I tend to every part of the chassis that needs attention, cleaning and
relubing mechanical parts, rebuilding of dial assemblies, detailed
refinishing or cleaning of knobs and bezels and any specific needs of a
particular chassis. My sets are not "over restored", I don't rip every
component and wire from the chassis and replace it just because its old,
these sets are preserved in as much of their original state as possible to
keep them reliable and safe. 30 years of doing antique radio restoration
goes into knowing just what needs to be done and just how it should be done
when I restore one.



Thanks!!



Keith Park




What makes my restorations worth the money? I recently did a set that came
in which already had been
"Repaired" by someone else. It was a big Zenith and yes it did work and
sound pretty good but it had
an annoying oscillation... but What I found was:

1) Set had been recapped with capacitors from someone's junk drawer, some
were good but several were
ones I wouldn't have used.
2) SOME of the rubber wiring going to the control pods had been replaced but
much of the original
still remained and was badly cracked and crazed
3) The tubes were good but not marked with the test results
4) The dial was scratched and not restored
5) One side of the output transformer was open, therefore only half the
push-pull output section
worked, and only because Zenith sets were so powerful to begin with did it
still sound OK.
6) Power cord was replaced with a non-grounded, non-polarized piece of old
brown rubber zip-cord and
no AC fuse had been added
7) The pretty gold painted chassis was poorly cleaned and hidden by stains
of dirt.

The above are all items that are routinely dealt with when a set comes in
for a RESTORATION be it for
a customer or for sale. I may not be able to clean up every painted chassis
to look like new but as
this is a hobby and not a business it wont occur from time saving or cost
cutting reasons. I only do
a half dozen or so sets for sale each year and they all get the same care
and attention I provide to
the sets in my own collection. I feel confident that if you choose to
purchase one of the sets I
have available that you will be able to enjoy and be happy with it for many
years to come.







Thanks!!



Keith Park