It's just an old radio thing....

[Old1625]

OK, so I guess I'll hop on this one. too...







These are pictures of a new union: The chassis I've had since the mid '70s--cabinet nowhere to be found, but I had vowed I'd find a "new" cabinet for it....someday.... I had back then got the radio chassis working perfectly fine, and then salted it away.

Then a recent early Sunday morning piano tuning I had to do for a later-scheduled performance at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield got me there at 7AM and out by 9AM. Then I stooged around and windowshopped the main street of the town until the local hardware store opened at 10. I spotted the gutted radio cabinet as a prop in a display window, and after staring at it for some reason for about 15 minutes I knew why I was spending the time in such gawkwork; it might fit with the old Philco TRF radio chassis I've had for 30 years! Gotta be!

I had other business in that town a few days later, and went into the establishment and did business--bringing green cash, and my old station wagon. They were using the cabinet as a display prop. I got it for $75. Then I got it home and hunted for this chassis. I found it in the loft of my barn and lovingly retrieved it and placed it in the cabinet. All the shafts go through the holes where they should, the escutcheon lines up perfectly with the dial drum, and the holes to mount the chassis down to the shelf match... Conclusion--miracle.

It does still play after my resto of 30 years ago, but it needs some fresh TLC to become completely well once again....BTW while these pics were taken the radio was bellowing out the play-by-play of a Red-Sox/Yankees game. And the Sox were cleanin' their clocks!

I have many other pet projects like this, and will share them as my limited upload rate permits....