Antique Radio Cabinet Repair

Watkins restoration antique radio cabinet restoration and refinishing.

Antique radio cabinet repair.

Radio repair service is available for most antique and vintage radios made in the united states during the 1920 s through the 1960 s. Finally i cut two pieces of scrap wood to clamp the repair drill holes in the wood and bolt them to the area needing repairs. For definition s sake a console radio is one that is considered a floor model and is like a piece of furniture. For practical purposes the service on a vintage radio should be considered as two parts the chassis electronics and the cabinet.

Professional refinishing is also labor intensive. Our technicians are trained to repair all brands of vintage radio from the early 1900 s to the late 1970 s from very rare and priceless antique units to the popular and more sentimental units. Cabinet cleaning touchup will be considered on a case by case basis. One is a technical challenge.

Whether it s a zenith rca philco admiral crosley airline ge or a foreign made model such as blaupunkt telefunken norelco and grundig we. One of the things that people need on radio cabinets is photofinish repair restoration. This site is your source for the repair of tube equipment radios amplifiers excluding tvs and auto radios. I have paid anywhere from 400 to 800 to have a large wooden cabinet completely redone.

Simply put photofinish is decorative work applied to the cabinet to dress it up. If you spend hundreds of dollars restoring a vintage radio don t expect to recover that money by reselling the restored set. Services we offer complete repair and restoration services for vintage and antique electronic equipment with a primary emphasis on radios. We cover the full range of repairs from simple tube replacement to chassis repair to complete chassis and cabinet restoration.

The skill and tools required to service each of these two parts is so different that some technicians will only service the chassis and some cabinetmakers will only repair the cabinet. Our cabinet restoration includes full stripping and refinishing of wooden cabinets when desired by our customers. Most people don t even know what photofinish is or if their radio has it on it. I thread nuts onto the threaded rod and tighten as needed to clamp the cabinet together.

All radio repairs come with a 6 month warranty that covers labor and material. In order to eliminate the risk of further damage please do not plug in your radio until it has been serviced. In some cases the cabinet originally cost much more than the radio that was installed inside of it and today these cabinets are valued by antique furniture collectors regardless of what is inside of them. If your radio s wooden cabinet needs refinishing that s an additional cost.

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