Okay... two birds with one stone.
Here's the build log so far. There is a picture of the frayed coil as the last item on the page; you can click any of the images for a larger version.
Enjoy!
http://vintagepc.co.nr/site/index.php/stuff/radio/
Also, feel free to leave comments as to what you think of the site's layout/design. I've put some time in to revamping it and I'm happy with the result- simple, clean and elegant.
Hope you like it too!