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The 47 Admiral is one I just haven't gotten to repairing until now. The chassis was a little rusty and I had to clean it with the naval jelly. The cabinet was originally pained white, but later it was painted over with a brush. I'm in the process of just stripping all the paint and polishing the bakelite underneath. It's well preserved and polishing up good.
I got it working with a power cord replacement, and partial recap. I'll finish recapping and do an alignment before I put it together.
After I got it working I couldn't believe I was actually receiving music on AM radio. It turns out we actually have a small 10KW AM music station that isn't too bad here in Lansing on 1180. Mostly oldies, and not all late-60s and 1970s music like most oldies stations nowadays, I heard some 40s and 50s stuff, and they even played some Dean Martin.
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