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very cool score man! dont see many of these stateside. veneer is a pain to work with so i would reccomed just replacing it if possible. and for glue, you would be really suprised what some good old elmers school glue and a butter knife can do
the dial string, if your not experianced with them, -dont mess with it if it still works. you will be very sorry!! they are a nightmare to re-string
so, hows it sound?
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do intend to replace the veneer on the top, it's just not worthwhile to try to repair the thirty or so splits in it. But I also intend to save a piece (.75" x 5" or so) of the old veneer to patch some damage on the side, because a patch using the original veneer is sure to be an exact color and grain match.
And that's all stuff I've done many times before, except that all the veneer repairs I've done have been on old stuff that used hide glue. But I'm pretty sure this radio uses something other than hide glue, and different glues require different removal techniques, and some won't really let go at all. I was hoping to find out ahead of time what sort of glue I'm up against, in order to avoid having to spend a bunch of time experimenting with different removal methods.
As for the dial string, yes, I'd
love not to have to mess with it, they indeed are a PITA, and it really doesn't get any easier no matter how many times you do it... but, as I said before, the string on this radio has come loose, so in order to use the tuner I have no choice but to figure it out. If I can manage to get the damn tuning knob off, that is.
The sound is hard to judge at this point, since I only had a staticky AM station to go by. I'll be able to get a better idea once I fix the dial string and/or make an adapter for hooking an external source up to the input on the back.