A brief tour of drh4683's TV shop

[@sammee6602]

No matter what your passion is, you can never have enough. Hold on to that enthusiasm as long as you can.

[@illtakeyourphoto]

I like the feel and atmosphere of your shop. From the Zenith curtains to the cone lights and pole lamps.

[@drh4683]

Thanks. I've been repairng TV's since I was about 14, or atleast learning how at that age! Its fun to bring the old stuff back and give it life again.

[@davidtillwach5542]

Doug no matter what people say who cares , beside ive been watching your videos for over 12 years . hope your ok brother

[@ryan12101954]

Never grow tired of watching DRH videos. He possesses such superior engineering skills in bringing these beautiful sets back to life. Sad irony is he gets them working again, and there's nothing on TV worth watching.

[@TheMediaHoarder]

+ryan12101954 Well, especially with hardly any analog stations left on the air! But current TV would be a disgrace to show on some of these classic models.

[@JeffreeHilton-Cogency]

If you add a vcr or DVD player you can watch old movies and shows as they were originally viewed. Of course a digital converter box will get you clear local tv for what that is worth.

[@jimrick6632]

I OWNED A SEARS METAL CABINET COLOR TV IN 1970..MY FIRST COLOR...IT WEIGHED A TON...

[@Channel-cm7yc]

Looks like a fun hobby to me.. It's amazing how many sets of this era of television I watched daily growing up. 👍👍

[@drh4683]

Thanks Chad. Yes, I have many projects to keep me busy for a LONG time. More estate sales mean more stuff to pile in(hopefully!). I try to save whats left before its gone forever.

[@mercedes560sel]

That was alot of fun to watch! I could live down there! Your basement is a an American electronics heaven . . . If I could step into a time machine I would dial in about 1956 and start again . . . how wonderful that would be!

[@ThejasonJaw5442]

Doug Your Amazing Like all the Vintage sets you show and The Zenith Sign Awesome

[@EskieWolf]

I actually recognized some of those TVs from your other videos. Nice then, still nice now. And with all those vintage TVs, radios, that green rotary dial phone, tubes, signs, curtains, other things I didn't mention, and the BGM, it's like a repair shop frozen in time! I love it!! Thanks for the tour!

[@dynatrak]

Nice setup, and collection! Thanks for sharing. I always enjoy seeing the old tv sets working.

[@tjclt250r]

Thanks Doug this brings me wayyyy back... Reminds me of how all or most repair shops looked when i was growing up

[@pleasedtobe]

I completely enjoyed the tour of your workshop. What a wonderful collection. Thanks for sharing.:)

[@68lincoln]

Doug I always wondered what your shop looked like after seeing just snipets in many of your videos. You have an amazing place! It reminds me of the TV and radio repair shop I worked at in the summer of 1973 in New Brunswick, NJ. I like that you have authentic early 1960s music playing on a genuine 1960s RCA Victor portable in the background. The moss green Western Electric rotary telephone is a great touch on the desk (and the best made telephones of all time). Thanks for the great tour.

[@clemsonbloke]

I'm so very glad that there is someone in this country who is a caretaker and preserver of our electronic past. People today have forgot that America once made some very great electronics. Things today just are not built with the same care and attention to detail. Sure I appreciate the new technology but I'm afraid the days of heavy made things are long gone. I applaud you for what you are doing. You are right, people do need more hobbies and to be nicer at work and less serious.

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

I've watched a lot of your videos recently and what a joy it is to see some of these old sets. I dabbled in these very sets as a hobby in my 20's circa 1980. Absolutely love the old Zenith tube chassis. Never mastered the RCA XL100 sweep circuits or the Trinitron either for that matter. They really separated the men from the boys in my opinion. It's great to see the pride you have in your trade. Respect.

[@drh4683]

Thank you! I try to save and preserve whats left out there.

[@gilwood7530]

Your videos are great. Its like a good friend telling you about his "Passions" You have a great collection. Thanks buddy

[@LJJKD1947]

Stumbled across your videos, the most awesome basement ever!,Amen about what you said about having a hobby !anyway a wonderful collection. People don’t realize a thousand times worse ways to spend your life

[@bigmotter001]

Nice, would love the see the basement today! Take care!

[@gmcjetpilot]

Brings back memories of my childhood. I remember those old TV's.

[@SwingBandHeaven]

Wow that is a lot of tv's and projects. Thanks for showing your workspace. Just hope you've finished some of them 9 years later.

[@capricetony]

Love your channel Doug, AWSOME basement.

[@troybarton4317]

Keep it up I find you fascinating! You are keeping the past alive, your car, your house decorating style, even they way you dress. I am always checking in to see what's new (old). Wonderful hobby to have. We can't forget how great things used to be and how stable the middle class once was with our factory jobs, etc. It seems obvious you have a deep connection somewhere to the television manufacturing that twas so prominent in that area once.

[@juansanchez7784]

A great video specially your collection of the vintage Motorola TV collections, great sets thanks. ✌️👍

[@ducklandwikeno]

I like your shop its very cool . Im really glad you fix those old televisions .

[@diamonddave45]

I'm so glad that you are saving and sharing this history. As an electrical engineer, I really appreciate this. I also appreciate all the work you're doing to help preserve the Seeburg background music machines.

[@donny7072]

drh......wow,shop is awesome.....great collection....

[@tough213]

wow you have a great space and lots of great goodies . wow what a collection I really enjoyed all of the gear and service goods as well.

[@bombasticbuster9340]

Good for you! Most people dont invest time in anything. You are preserving history. The future will be grateful to you. I am just beginning to collect and attempt basic repairs.

[@RCALivingStereo]

Geesh Doug I love all this! I thought I had a bunch of stuff, like you said it’s a lot of fun, made in American quality stuff. Hope your doing good. Mike.

[@harryhall5092]

Doug I enjoyed living my past having a TV repair shop in Indiana. You have a lot of stuff that I am familiar with. I worked on TV's from the late 60's to the late 80's. Even the Seeburg background music, I have 2 systems in my house. Thanks for showing this for it brought back many memories for me. I still do some work as a hobby restoring old jukeboxes and radios.

[@randymoyer5351]

Now That's TV Heaven, I like these older sets too, i have a 1951 RCA TV that needs fixed, as i want that to play my old shows on of which i have alot of old shows from the 50's and 60's era that would go great with that set.

[@classic287]

Oh ya, I love the light up signs you have too.......

[@HD7100]

I loved seeing your collection and especially liked the comment you made about "people who don't have hobbies" making comments about all the stuff you have. I get the same treatment. Thanks for posting! Gary

[@brownfranklin]

As a teenager, I had a similar interest in old television sets but never got into it like you do. I never had the space anyway. I enjoy watching all of your videos.

[@cttv90108]

Excellent shop and collection! It reminds me of the tv repair shops my dad took me to in my childhood. Doesn't look like chaos to me, looks clean and well organized.

[@ldchappell1]

I have that same 1959 Telefunken stereo radio at 7:51. I bought it at a thrift store for $20 in 1995. It barely worked. Three minutes after I carried it out of the store some guy walked up to me and offered me $50 for it, working or not. He followed me for a block and by the time we got to the corner the offer was up to $80. I wouldn't say my uncle "restored" it but he did some tube replacements and fixed it up enough to be usable.. They're not only gorgeous, they sound incredible. Much better than any plastic boom box piece of crap. I listen to elevator music on this radio late at night. It helps me fall asleep. I don't care what anybody says. I LIKE elevator music!

[@juliangerardcascio1111]

LOVE to see 👀 All your Zenith Radio, and Television 📺 !!

[@racecar_spelled_backwards868]

LOVE the Zenith curtains! So cool!

[@AI4QT]

Man-o-Man. I envy you with all your electornic and electronic know-how. This is great stuff you shared. Keep up the good work!!! 73 from AI4QT, Huntsville AL

[@retrochad]

ALso I think it's great to always have things to do and work on that you enjoy. I know I probably have a lifetime's worth of projects to keep me busy with all of the old equipment I have and you probably feel the same! Seeing these old TV's makes me want to start working on one again...I have been repairing radios and amps recently but just haven't got around to an old TV for a while.

[@capricetony]

Great Shop !!!! Love your channel !!!!

[@lazimofo90]

that Smooth ass vintage television set collection

[@adrianfrigo8373]

This is absolutely awesome!I'm stunned!Congratulations for the work,I gues now it's much more interesting stuff there!🙂

[@whiskeyify]

this looks like my small room piled with tv's...everyone thinks I'm crazy but I enjoy this hobby. Used to manage a tv repair shop in los angeles. I see lots of old CRT sets tossed to the curb here in california. No one seems to want to fix them anymore. Picked up an old Zenith Space command just yesterday.

[@yeksrub]

You have nice cozy shop there, mine looks like a tornado went through it at the moment I never use to keep it that way.I work on and collect radios, record players and reel to reel tape recorders.I hear the same thing "What are you going do with them all?"Nothing is so satisfying as bringing a peace of vintage electronics back to life!

[@waltarr]

Your attention to detail with your showroom is unbelievable, it's so warm and great to see someone this passionate. Keep it up my friend!

[@chatrkat]

I always enjoy your videos, and the nice quality repair work. I was raised around Zenith tvs and radios as a child. Dad wouldn't buy anything else.

[@adventuringwithjordan1331]

What a GREAT video!! So neat that you are saving these old sets. They have so much more character than anything made today.

[@jeromecabral192]

I have always been a vintage tv fan. I a Sears roebuck black and white slim tube tv works great. A friend of mine has an old tv repair shop filled with a lot of vintage tvs.

[@kevykev38]

yeah Doug your shop looks great. brings me back to my grandfather's cellar. he was a TV repair man in the late fifties 60's 70's and early eighties. I miss him RIP.

[@jeffreyhaynes5774]

Hey good old days of radio,tv and stereos. Worked in a tv/stereo repair shop in the 70's-80's until all the cheap imported electronics arrived ,it became cheaper to replace than to repair.

[@rcaive0875]

I would pay admission to see your home & basement in person. You have a collection that many of us TV & hi-fi lovers can only dream about. Stay well and happy collecting!!

[@johnnytacokleinschmidt515]

I think the electronics hobby and old TV repair is like puzzling or puzzle fitting, word games or crosswords, or reading hobbies. It's challenging. There are the operational characteristics of television combined with the individual circuits and design considerations therein and the interaction of the many circuits and components. Additionally one must work with the changed and often somewhat degraded condition of what's there in the item being repaired in terms of corrosion, component value changes or drift, also picture tubes and vacuum tubes that may no longer be in their operational design characteristic. Of course all of this is buoyed by a strong underpinning of nostalgia for times and values long ago! I hope you're still enjoying your hobby and making old electronics as much like new as possible. Your TV work is first rate and I always enjoy your Seeburg knowledge and repairs. God Bless!

[@jrs0007]

Nice comments. However, it's surprising how well vintage electronics can survive. I've found several old radios and TVs that were left outside in the elements for years, if not decades, and most still worked with only a cleanup of the switches and controls. Fortunately, for us old folks who made a living as techs, there were common problems that plagued most vintage gear. The challenge was educating customers as to why 'their' particular piece broke down.

[@MrBrendog67rat]

i think your collection is Kool. i always look forward to your videos. i can recognize some of those tv sets some my family had when i was growing up and some friends had. i like old tube radios i have a few, but they need some help. but i don't have the knowledge to work on them. maybe this winter i will try to work on one i have , Brendan

[@charliepc56]

I threw a lot of those old TVs away or Junked them for parts. Sure wish I had them now and a good place to store them and play around with them. You have a great hobby there. I know! That was once my Hobby, and it payed good, too.. Thanks!!

[@HD7100]

Thanks for giving us a look into your hobby and work area. It looks to be well organized. My former garage is half pipe organ chamber with the blower and and regulators in the other half. I am in the process of insulating the walls and hope to have a nice work bench and equipment so I can do electroinic repair and restorations in that area. I have a few TVs waiting to be restored. It will be a while yet though. Gary

[@ducklandwikeno]

I seen many of the televisions you have in your shop . My dad and mom had old televisions like this when we where kids . My dad's friend that lives in berwyn ,Illinois use to fix old televisions like this .We use to have a old color adrimal television from 1970 or so . My father place it in the trash back in the late 1980's , it still worked fine too . But he wanted a more new style television . The adrimal had tubes too .

[@TheSchmittstead]

That is so cool! I would love to have a nice working console tv in my living room. Hard to find tho. My grandparents had a Montgomery ward one from the 80’s but they go rid of it years and years ago. Anyway that is a sweet set up u got there. I enjoy your videos and I hope I post some new ones soon!

[@joshm264]

If you run out of room, sell your least favorite and fund your hobby to continue! So cool to see your shop!

[@TheCRTman]

This is just too awesome for words!!! :D

[@luisreyes1963]

Nice! 😁📺📻

[@timbertown.vintage]

Just stumbled across your channel and have been watching all your videos! Sweet record players! Sweet Impala! Sweet everything! I think it would be fun to open up an old appliance store and sell TVs, Record players, old kitchen appliances and whatnot.. like the one in the movie That Thing You Do. That's what really gave me the idea. These old appliances never die. they just stop working for a little bit! This new garbage they make today is meant to wear out. Anyway, definitely subscribing!

[@luisreyes1963]

So this is where the magic happens. You certainly are devoted to your craft, sir.

[@Vaultovinyl]

I think you are my long lost little brother! LOL! I've been on the vintage trip my whole life. I live in a mid-century home complete with period decor and furniture(Danish Modern). I also have vintage electronics everywhere. I started collecting records at age 4. Took the back off the family Zenith (a mid-60's model) at age 6 and pulled all the tubes out while it was on, of course! Bought my first radio (Sparton 567) at 12, a Motorola 9VT1 at 14. By 16 I had 160 radios. I mowed a lot of grass!

[@ducklandwikeno]

Im glad you enjoy your hobby . You right about the work place now days , you cant get a job without them running a background check on you . Most employers are uptight too nowdays too . When my dad was working he's retired now it was better then . He worked for Illinois Tool Works in chicago close to the old zenth pland and schwinn .

[@dfpolitowski2]

I remember that TV advertised as "the works in a draw".

[@Claydood]

I sure do miss older TVs. Much more satisfying to watch and even play video games on than modern ones. Would like to see an update of this collection today, 10 years later.

[@itsmewallis]

your collection is soo awesome your lucky :)

[@ArcadeGames]

It's good to have a hobby your good at too! It's nothing like the feeling you get when you bring a dead TV back to life!

[@ThejasonJaw5442]

Doug really enjoyed your video seeing all your vintage sets... Please post more new videos... You have a great collection of tv's

[@drh4683]

Yeah its a great hobby. My interest in electronics all together started since I was about 6-7 years old. It all started out by taking the stuff apart and studying what everything was. I just built up from there until I was old enough to start learning how to troubleshoot circuits.

[@Moletastic69]

That was amazing. A real American historical archive.

[@gangstarjew]

Great video! I especially loved the zenith curtains, very nice touch. You just earn another subscriber :D

[@Maxxarcade]

That's an awesome shop! Nothing like zoning out for a while to fix stuff. I love spending time in my basement shop whenever I can. I have to deal with dead picture tubes all the time at work, since I fix arcade games for a living. I use a Sencore CR-7000 to fix them, and most of the time they turn out great. Some of them are beyond repair because of the extremely high hours of operation though. The phosphor is often burned to a crisp too...

[@juliancascio7345]

We always good Luck with Zenith! They held up very good! And their Radio s ,and Stereo s did too!! Not like the Junk of today!!!!

[@Lillygirl99]

So true my friend that's why. I dont own a flat screen and only crts

[@tb40ford]

Awesome video . Many thanks for posting your collection.

[@SCSNSE]

My perspective on things may be a bit different than most of your subscribers considering I'm only 17. Unlike many kids my age that don't have an appreciation for all of this older tech; I love it. Would love to own just one TV from the vacuum tube era, they just have a strange appeal to me. Enjoyed this overview of your shop, I agree about the critics not having hobbies and how serious we all are these days. Looks like you wont be running out of work any time soon with these older sets!

[@klbird]

I enjoy your videos as I spent a large part of my career in engineering and product management for Admiral, RCA, and GTE Sylvania. I rode each one to it final end in the 1980s. We made some good products, but not good enough to stop the Japanese onslaught. Its fun to look back, but I'll take my digital flat screen of today Over any CRT models we made. As a life long audiophile I still, at age 75, write for Audio Express Magazine and build speakers and tube amps. Keep up your restorations and sharing them with us. Ham Call W0KLB

[@pagemike4192]

you are a man after my own heart, see you have some old reel to reels there any Ferrograph ? thanks for posting

[@bwild61]

My grandfather was the Motorola / Quasar dealer in Carthage, TN. for years. I vividly remember those Quasar " works in a drawer " banners in his store :) RIP Pop.

[@JeffreeHilton-Cogency]

Hello and thanks for the videos about these great old TVs. I have a Zenith space command with the space age white stand like you showed as your everyday tv 😀. However, I think it needs service because it will time channels from over the air converter but the picture is barely visible and has some sort of horizontal lines through it and just barely. The audio is clear. I have the tv on channel 4. Any guess if this is broken or if it is some sort of adjustments or other issue? I am going to try and send a picture of the screen to you if I can figure out how, Thanks for keeping these cool old TVs alive!

[@eaglevision993]

Really nice collection. I love the looks of those old 60-80s american TVs. Those flat screens just have no soul. And the old TVs lasted way longer than the new ones. I wonder how heavy those old TVs are. I always wanted to have one shipped to Germany....If you ever have some on sale let me know. Best regards

[@JohnWaynesmyhero]

Enjoy your videos, my folks bought a 25 inch RCA in 1966 what CTC chassis was used? I just restored a 1968 Magnavox color TV/stereo console, works great. Thanks

[@JesseHancock6400ba]

I so agree with something you said in this video. You are correct, work is way to serious now, everywhere. I love your shop and set up.

[@Trance88]

Son of a gun! You are so lucky to be able to find all this stuff! The oldest TV I own is a 10" 1982 Quasar with an off center screen! Probably a bad capacitor I suspect otherwise it's fine.

[@swebphone]

You have a very nice TV Museum. I like it.

[@classic287]

You've got some serious stuff there. You're obviously a smart man. Have you ever run into a Sylvania tv with a halo light around the picture tube? We had one way back in the 60s. You are so right about working atmosphere being too serious these days...

[@svenbenglen7599]

Boy, I need to find me some zenith curtains, and those signs are amazing

[@123demaio]

i worked on old sets years ago . haven't seen tube type sets in a while

[@classic287]

With all the stuff you got, you're basement still is quite organized. Back in the 60s, we had a TV that had a light going all around the screen. It was supposed to be better for your eyes. I think it was a Sylvania. Have you ever seen one like that?

[@MrGrowproductions]

very cool, how do u find time to watch tv?

[@jcc3039]

love the video. do you still have the manual for Arkla Servel

[@kd5ozy]

More please!!!?

[@berylwhite2983]

I wish I knew if this place was still in Marshall Illinois the name of it was Harper TV not sure about the name but I think that is correct. That store never marked anything down so anything that did not sell from year to year was still on the Shelf. His son work with me and then his father passed away and his mother passed away and it was all sitting in the store we kind of walked in one day and it was the setting there everything from brand new Zenith televisions that were never taken out of the box two brand new 1950s and 60s products that I've never been sold on Mark with a regular prices now that was a trip back in time he sold zenith RCA and several other brands Electronics

[@RetroCaptain]

I have a few different sets..I used to have as many as you see in this video & most were wood...but had to downsize & parted ways with most. I have one here at home quite similar to drth video "1972 Zenith". Mine was made between Jun&Sep '72. It's quite clean chassis. I cant read mod #. It needs a new transformer. It's 19". I also have 3 RCA CTC 81 sets. 1, a 1975 "portable" weighs a TON! (19") & 2 hardwood console 1978 beauties W/direct access tuning & BIG remotes Will have to look into ship $.

[@raymondharp3454]

I know I'm late to the party but I just had to say that I love your videos. Your enthusiasm is so refreshing. The part where you mention the Motorola worker winning the Doll Dressing contest really made me think. Nowadays we would scoff at such a thing, saying it would be a waste of time and just plain silly. Bunk! Quoting you, "All the stuff they used to do back then. Everybody tried to have fun back in the workplace in the old days. That's the way it should be now. Things are WAY too serious now." I couldn't have said it better myself. My main hobby is antique refrigerators but I have recently started testing the waters with antique radios and TVs, hence why I found your channel. You said you can't find Motorola stuff easily. I guess I should be thankful then. I just snagged a 1952 Motorola Radio, 3 Speed record changer, TV console model 17F13C. It's going to be a steep learning curve but I am going to try my best to restore it electrically before I ever apply power to it. I know better than to mess with old electronics and high voltage. I feel so lucky, it was free and even has all the paperwork with it including the bill of sale. December 23, 1952, someone had a very Merry Christmas! Thanks to your videos I want to learn how to do the restoration myself. A mid 50s RCA B&W set will be next on the bench!

[@jeffreyhaynes5774]

Welcome to the fascinating world of vintage radio,tv and stereo,i am also a collector repair technician.Keep those old pieces of electronics working and out of the landfill.Especially the german sets that were well made and still sounds good.Hope you know there is no known cure for the vintage electronics sickness.Trust me.

[@crtsaretubular3940]

Beautiful sets! I hope to find a tube zenith someday

[@mitzvy]

really cool collection. my mom got rid of an old admiral 21 inch table model when i was about 8 years old in 1970 or so. it quit working. i've never seen another like it and wondered if you could help me identify it. it had a dark wooden cabinet and sat on a table that rotated. it also had an am radio built in. i loved playing with the radio as well. can you help? thank you so much.

[@track1219]

Love the old radios!

[@kd5ozy]

That is very cool. I would like to see that collection

[@classic287]

I like that RCA portable record player you have. I have a GE Slimline 400 (solid state), but I'm not getting any sound. I changed the speaker wire and I got some sound, but the sound has faded away again. Do you have any suggestions on it, other than throwing it away?