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I finally got back to this set. It turned out the antenna coil was not open after all. The problem was that I had the floating ground inadvertently connected to chassis ground despite my knowledge of the difference and effort to avoid the mistake. I replaced the antenna coil anyway with the one from my Arvin 444 which is now a parts radio. The original antenna coil which is still good I will keep for a future restoration. I discovered why I shoved it in the attic. One of the mounting lugs on the chassis is broken off. The Arvin coil is better in that it is adjustable and is wound on a better type of coil form. The radio plays well across the AM band although it is not that sensitive being on a four tube set. Its performance is comparable to the other four tube smaller Silvertone I restored years ago.

I stripped and repainted the cabinet in a hammertone copper color. The paint is textured and not smooth like the original chocolate brown. I like the way it turned out. The grille cloth is not an exact replacement but looks good with the paint. I dabbed contact cement around the edge to prevent fraying. I photographed and cleaned up the bottom label on my Mac and pasted it inside the cabinet. This will prevent it from becoming damaged as bottom mounted labels do. I am just waiting for the glue on the grille cloth to dry and I can put the chassis in the cabinet and start using it. I probably will listen to Coast To Coast AM on it tonight.