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Originally Posted by Pioneer4evr
I have repaired many of these sets. If we were talking about a 30's or 40's set I would look at the tubes last. With these 50's and 60's imports I check the tubes first. I would alos suggest you clean the switches and controls before you do anything. Tell me exactly what it doesn't do.
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Bingo! 
The pushbutten "keys" at the bottom of the fancy glass dial are notorious for weak contact issues.
The other 2 major bugs I've found are open capacitors and failed power transformers.