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As to weather we improve things or not.
I feel there are several factors where we can "improve" things when restoring/repairing these old sets.
Higher quality components, for Korean War Era 1950-1953 sets, wartime restrictions caused some components most notably resistors to be of lower quality, today's resistors are of MUCH higher quality if we chose good ones.
Capacitor tech has improved greatly in lets say the last 80 years (going back to 20-30's AC radios here) not only are they MUCH more stable and reliable and also take up MUCH less room, making subsequent repairs easier because of the extra space.
TSB's In many cases we have access to not only schematics through Sams and Riders but we also have Technical Service Bulletins (to use a GM term) from the maker to implement production changes and improvements.
Enhancements, we also have the opportunity to add things to earlier or less expensive sets that where never designed in them in the first place DC restoration is an example, and possibly extending video bandwidth on sets such as the post 1954 RCA B&W ones that had a 2.8 mHz bandwidth. Or even crazier stuff like direct AV drive or even component inputs!
Oh and lets not forget the biggest thing REVERSING BAD and BUTCHERED repairs!
All in all I think we make these wonderful sets even better.
Matt
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