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Hi Nick,
I picked up an AK 30 that looks in about as good a shape as yours just a couple of weeks ago at a flea market. Has all the tubes in it. I have not had a chance to dig into it as I have several projects before it, but it looks to be nice when done.
These sets have potmetal tuning pulleys on the three tuning condensors, all ganged with two metal belts. Often the potmetal has swollen and disintegrated, making the pulleys useless and popping the metal bands. Some of the later sets had brass pulleys which solved the problem. It's possible to buy new parts from AES, but more of a challenge to make your own somehow. I have some ideas but won't be able to do anything for awhile. To me, that's a lot of the fun: figuring out a way to come up with a solution to what looks like an impossible problem.
BTW the logo and front hardware is gold-plated on this and similar AK sets.
Reece
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Reece
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