Category Archives: Vintage

1931 Westinghouse Columaire WR-8 Grandfather Clock Radio

Posted on July 15, 2013 by retrovoltage

I’ve had the privilege of working on this 1931 Westinghouse grandfather clock radio, the Columaire WR-8. These are a very beautiful and desirable early piece of radio engineering and featured a New Haven Westinghouse electric clock in the front and … Continue reading →

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Overloaded 1931 Transformer [Fried Electronics]

Posted on June 7, 2013 by retrovoltage

I’m working on a 1930/31 Westinghouse WR-8 Columnaire clock-radio which had a bad transformer. The filter capacitors failed and shorted the high-voltage secondary, burning it open and causing a lot of heat and melting.   The replacement is a General … Continue reading →

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A Most Convoluted 1934 Philco 66B Antique Radio Repair

Posted on May 31, 2013 by retrovoltage

Recently, I took in a beautiful Philco 66B for repair. Manufactured in 1934, this chassis ended up in several different models – a couple of tombstones, a cathedral, and at least two console radios. They’re all 5-tube radios with the … Continue reading →

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1934 Silvertone 1708A Repair and Restoration

Posted on April 23, 2013 by retrovoltage

I recently had the pleasure of working on a 1934 Silvertone 1708A which was brought to me for repair locally. This was great – having a radio repaired can be a big decision, so I’m happy to show off my … Continue reading →

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Klipschorn Meets Altec

Posted on February 8, 2013 by retrovoltage

I love old hi-fi stereo equipment, especially the larger stuff which really had a lot of personality. While doing some research on Klipschorns, I discovered a striking reinterpretation of the classic Klipsch design: An Altec Lansing multicell horn in place … Continue reading →

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Depression-Era Radio: 1934 Grunow 460 Tombstone

Posted on January 24, 2013 by retrovoltage

I’ve had this Grunow 460 sitting in my queue pending for a little while and it’s finally on it’s way home looking great! There was a fun extra bit of detective work to identify and solve the issues that came … Continue reading →

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First Look: 1934 Grunow 750 World Cruiser

Posted on November 19, 2012 by retrovoltage

I picked up this Grunow 750 “World Cruiser” radio from eBay a little while ago for an incredible deal and now it’s time for it’s turn on the bench. These radios are fairly uncommon and frequently sell for several hundred … Continue reading →

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1950 RCA 9X561 Radio Repair

Posted on October 29, 2012 by retrovoltage

A friend I’ve made through the antique radio community is also a repairman himself, but ran into some scheduling difficulty with a piece of work on his bench and sent the chassis over to me for service: an RCA 9X561, … Continue reading →

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First Look: 1934 Grunow 750 “World Cruiser”

Posted on October 10, 2012 by retrovoltage

I’m getting ready to sell some of my radio collection to make room for new ones, but until that happens I’ve been under something of a self-imposed moratorium on new purchases. This one came up on eBay a little while … Continue reading →

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First Look: 1934 GE M-125 Radio

Posted on September 24, 2012 by retrovoltage

I was lucky enough to find a very rare, high-end radio for sale on Craigslist and jumped on it as quickly as I could. This particular one is the 1934/35 General Electric model M-125, their highest end offering for that … Continue reading →

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