Grundig 7000 consolette radio repair restoration Resurrection reparations restringing dial cord

[@tvtech2582]

I have been repairing electronics since I was 16 years old,and I remember going to Radio Shack with bad life time tubes and they would replace them with no questions asked,that was in the 70s,great videos.

[@waltschannel7465]

TV Tech They charged an arm and a leg for the tubes, though! I had a wholesale card at a local distributor and could get 4 RCA tubes for what one of the equivalent Realistic tubes cost.

[@bobbyk6585]

Recall that Radio Shack had the same policy for their batteries. When a battery went dead the customer would just bring one in and exchange it for a replacement.

[@jimlocke9320]

I can't recall ever buying Radio Shack Lifetime tubes but my recall is that they weren't very good tubes. The selling point was the lifetime warranty. Since I did repairs on other people's equipment, I wasn't about to pay extra for a lifetime warranty. A good name brand tube was preferable. I heard stories of customers taking gassy tubes back to Radio Shack and having them replaced with new gassy tubes. Eventually, many customers gave up and bought tubes from major manufacturers. Before Radio Shack went out of business, I understand that they were still replacing the Lifetime tubes, but with NOS tubes from other manufacturers and those tubes did not carry the lifetime warranty. Radio Shack may have gambled that tube equipment was becoming obsolete and that the Lifetime tubes would wind up in the trash before they had a chance to wear out.

[@pafoofnic]

My parents had one of these when I was a young boy, they sound great. Ours had a B.S.R. changer. The cabinets on these was originally very high gloss. Great repair, especially the dial cord. As I always say "Patience is a vulture"...

[@umajunkcollector]

We had a Blaupunkt with PE TT, very nice, mid 60s.

[@TerryMcKean]

Yup... that beautiful mirror-finish.. I remember that on mine years ago... I got mine about mid 1980's or so... the set was only about 20-25 years old then, and had all it's original parts and record changer and stuff... awesome sets, no doubt.

[@roberthorseman7432]

My parents had a Ferguson stereophonic with that deep nitrocellulose finish.

[@isoguy.]

You just keep on with that camera roll, really dont care if the camera is upside down; your vids are so informative and interesting. Thanks for your time and sharing with us.

[@Anthonytheredneck]

21:43 brings back memories watching Aussie50 i miss that guy. Thank you shango066! Really i needed that!

[@LakeNipissing]

German tube radios from this era are awesome!! The one in the video seems to be made for the US market. All of the German radios I have like this have all control titles in German, and the dial scale is cluttered with more than a hundred European cites, especially for the LW and MW bands. Also, the radio bands are labeled UKW/LW/MW/KW. At 42:27 was 93.5 KDAY, and that came in pretty clear for being a rather low-powered station. "I got 5 on it" made that speaker cloth dance!!

[@michvod]

This one was made for the US market, as it has FM band up to 108 MHz and it also has CD or Civil Defense markings. And yes, the European radios have different band markings and lot more of cities marked on the dial, also the FM band at around that time was only 87.5 to 100 MHz in Europe (later extended to 104 and few years later to 108 MHz).

[@LakeNipissing]

The FM "channel" numbers were different than used in the US as well, looks like 2 to 43 on a 1950s Siemens radio in here with UKW from 87 to 100. Another little-known dial scale marking is roman numerals I, II, III, IV, V, VI underscoring the LW scale similar to meter bands underscoring shortwave dial scales. This was in fact a system called "Telephonrundspruch" used to transmit radio programs over phone lines on six LW frequencies 175 kHz, 208 kHz, 241 kHz, 274 kHz, 307 kHz, 340 kHz. Apparently this was to provide programming for places like Switzerland, where the mountains blocked radio signals.

[@AudioMobil]

Yes, this is an export model for the US market. Apart from the different frequency range and the writing on the dial scale it even has the typical socket on the back of the cabinet. German models always had a fixed power cord. In Germany those radios were sold under the brand name GRUNDIG, in the US they probably were imported by Majestic?

[@watershed44]

Lake Nipissing Wow that "Telephonrundspruch" is fasciniating, almost like the radio era version of the internet over power lines!

[@JerryEricsson]

I used to seek out Grundig equipment when I was in the Army. Usually the equipment came from soldiers who returned from a tour in Germany and found that their great equipment did not work on the US Voltage. Usually all I had to do was find the switch on the back to turn it over to 110 60 HZ and it worked great. I Could usually get it for a song as the pawn shop would have it marked as non working. Many years back I did a search on Ebay for Grundig and found a transistor radio with that brand. A dog had used it for a chew toy so it was marred and I got it very cheap. I found the chewed parts on ebay for a reasonable price and repaired that. I was a bit dissapointed to find that it had been designed in America made in China from German parts. Thing works like a charm though, digital tuning for AM/FM/SW1/SW2/LW. I let my wife use it in the kitchen for years then she said it didn't work any more so I took it back and gave her a simple AM transistor which was all she needed anyhow, and after cleaning off all the grease and such, the little radio came back to life and has been working since. Sadly my wife works no more, having passed away two weeks ago. Yes, I am still wearing black, and waiting for her life insurance to help pay the thirteen thousand dollar bill for her funeral.

[@BratislavMetulskie]

I love the good old Grundig stuff.

[@AudioMobil]

Glad to see this one came back to life without too many problems. I remember your last experience with a Grundig radio was not that lucky. Normally these are fine radios that will last forever. I have a 1959 Stereo Grundig console / radiogram which I still enjoy after owning it for 25 years, never had any problems. :)

[@BMWJoeDie]

Hi, many greetings from Germany. It's fun to watch your videos. I restore devices from the 60s, 70s and 80s myself. Keep it up and all the best.

[@bartvanleeuwen9190]

haha, you must be schlipperschlopper... And you are the king of restoring stuff...

[@TheFurriestOne]

Having fun with the descriptions, eh? I can dig it, fun seeing what you come up with! Love the sound of these old tube sets! Nicely revived!

[@RODALCO2007]

Great Grundig resurrect. Nice blender motor EOL as well as the tube overvolting. Keep those video's coming. The sound of Grundig tube sets is awesome.

[@donh01965]

It's about time reparations were given. I love the Shango066 video descriptions.

[@ModMokkaMatti]

Finland is the only nation to completely pay its reparations stemming from WWII in full; something that was mentioned to others with a bit of pride, by members of my Finnish-German-American family. Unfortunately, they were paid to the bloody USSR, and a good chunk of my ancestral homeland got consumed by the dastardly Reds.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

@@ModMokkaMatti Reparations are being demanded by the Black Beauty Capacitor Lives Matter movement. Free cathode emission for our electromotive enslavement!

[@seandoofer5720]

Grundigs were fairly common here in the Uk. They were superior sounding to the sets of the time here too, the Germans made high quality stuff.

[@martinda7446]

I had a neighbour who had a Rigonda stereogram and he replaced the dial cord from between 1980 and 1992 - He was also adjusting his Ford Escort tappetts during the same period, every time I saw him. And the guy who mentioned the Nazis and the tape recorder, we have Bing Crosby to thank for bank rolling Ampex and giving us the 'modern' tape machine, close to perfect fidelity, video etc...The Beatles and Elvis...and Sinatra's second coming (arguably)....Thanks Bing.

[@roberthorseman7432]

Those Rigonda's were quite a good unit the only downside was the record deck.

[@slaznum1]

Shango thanks for taking the time, great stuff. I've got some of those realistic tubes new in box if you're interested 🤔

[@Masterkill45588]

Man what a lovely old set and it sounds great...I'd love to have one

[@nerdywolfi]

Always amazing to see you fix that stuff. This one turned out pretty nice too.

[@morse.500thomas6]

Any radio that you rebuild are the best Shango keep up with the good videos because we'd love Them

[@MrBrian8749]

I'm a American who lives in Germany....It's a true statement these German vintage radios are without doubt better sound quality.. Enjoyed your video. 73s Brian Adelsheim, Germany

[@danthemansrepreviews5644]

It is the same dial setup, excellent hopefully I can do it from this thanks for posting man

[@paulkile9998]

I know you're not an eye tube guy, but that radio deserves a working unit, and if you're concerned with the thermal emission of the dial lamps, replace them with warm white LEDs. I did that with my father-in- laws vintage Marantz tuner, and they look awesome!

[@JohnGotts]

Superior work. You made that antique sing.

[@eldontyrellcorp]

I live in Belgium and I am collecting German radios. Saba sets are unsurpassed in their league, but grundig just comes second. I have several grundig models such as the 5490, 5590, 3055,... And the sound is amazing but when you crank up the bass they tend to saturate, where the Saba are at ease (I have 2 Freiburg 14, one Freiburg studio, and the sound is wow ! Nothing can match these 60's tube radios). Good find and nice repair job !

[@jackallen6261]

That Realistic tube at 20 volts would make a great night light...for a few minutes, lol.

[@dengsiao]

Grundig Radios or Tape Recorders were famous for their good tone. (I am german and your statement makes me a little proud)

[@taunusv4power]

The only complain i got about grundig is their crappy plastic playback gear on their 70s studio series. I found 2 and both were destroyed. Besides that. Audio quality is the best. Every old German radio to be honest

[@cletusspuckler2243]

I own a " Grundig Studio 2000 Hifi" stereo , with a Dual 1228 turntable on it , the unit is 40 years old , works as new , very good sound with her stock speeker boxes , only needs new bulbs on the radio dial display . It has 5 preselected fm (ukw in germany) radio stations , and manual tuning too for the other radio bands ( lw , mw , sw , ukw ).

[@cletusspuckler2243]

taunusv4power I was a tv and vcrs technician , in the 90's Grundig made vcrs with a Panasonic tape deck inside , this deck was not reliable and a pain in the ass to fix . Very bad geared tape loading system , i was never able to fix one , only my assistant was the king to fix those damned decks .

[@taunusv4power]

Cletus Spuckler from the 2 studio hifi i found. I bought the rpc600tp top of the line with remote control. It looks amazing like from year 3000. Unfortunately it remains with the stand by light on and nothing else. It doesn't power up with the remote or any of the buttons. It's a nice room ornament but it's a shame it doesn't work. I already got the needle for the turntable, but i still need to get a belt and a gear for the cassette unit

[@johnmay6182]

I have a grundig 5060 from 1957 and the clarity is stunning. With the modern capacitors its better than it was when it was new. eventually I will be looking for the 5080 made about the same time and has over twice the audio power of the 5060. As you probably know, a lot of U.S. military personnel stationed in Germany in the 50's bought grundig radios and had them shipped home

[@BillyLapTop]

I had a Telefunken Opus table top radio from the same era and it sounded fabulous too. It was dead when I got it and shot gunned replaced all the caps and it sprung to life. This video reminds me of that radio, which I parted with about 20 years ago. Yes, the German stuff sounded fabulous but I could never get over how thin the gauge of the wiring was in the chassis. Guess they had to conserve resources after the war when West Germany rebuilt their industry. Great video. Thank you for the effort you put into this resurrection.

[@BetamaxFlippy]

Grundig was such a colossal brand in terms of technical quality, everyone who knows what's good here lusts for their vacuum tube stereo units, they're absolutely thrilling.

[@teacfan1080]

Great job resurrecting this! It looks beautiful, and the sound! I think that EL-84 tube should be called the EOL-84 tube instead! Now if the new owner fixes the record player, he'd have a nice vintage piece of audio equipment!

[@cletusspuckler2243]

The El84 is the sound amplifier , i own several tube radios bought on garage sales ( i alawys check if all the tubes are in before purchasing one ) that i fixed , with el84 valve for sound amplifier . One valve radios ,I often have to recap the the tubes hv ( 300volts ) power supply section , to have them resurected . The dial tubes also called "magic eye " are available new on line , i bought one new on Ebay for a test ( from Russia if i remember well ) , works fine ! And not very expensive . Dial cords are sometime easy to fix , sometimes no , depends of the brand of the radio you are fixing , i fixed some in stereos units : you must be very patient for this job . This radio sounds very good : GOOD JOB

[@TerryMcKean]

Cool... I had one of those sets years ago... those type of sets, the Grundigs, the Telefunkens, etc etc etc... they were sure amazingly designed sets. And, the way the cabinetry was designed, "musical instrument" is what comes to my mind... they sounded awesome. Thanks for sharing, Shango066 :-)

[@skycarl]

I listen to KSURF every day now via the interweb and a transmitter. That's a great station,,, so besides the great radio/tv stuff, that was a cool tip also,,,Thanks again.

[@marciliomenezes891]

Congratulations for your work. Respect from Brazil.

[@uweharms5280]

I like your channel. Many years ago i worked at a grundig shop-sometimes we got some of this old radios to fix it.regards from germany

[@LyonsArcade]

Great video. That's a beautiful radio, such a nice design... and it was funny to see Shango who's like the king of fixing these things, scared of the dial cord, that was awesome. I had the same problems on the (1) radio I've fixed, the damn dial cord would lay on top of itself when you turn it and slip, biggest pain ever and mine was simpler than this one.

[@Burtman04]

I’m over here in Philadelphia Pa. listing to your KEarth 101 Now I like the station

[@Evan420]

You inspired me to work on my Saba german radio (Freiburg 9) again. Keep it up!

[@peterbuch9174]

Sir, do it, it is worth it. If you like it watch MCaldeira on KZbin , a old guy on Madeira, very in-depth videos about restoring European (German, hehe) radios. SABAs as well. And his proposed capacitor leakage tester with a meter instead of a eye tube works works very well. Greetings from Frankfurt/Main, Peter

[@Evan420]

Thank you, I appreciate it

[@Ryan96se]

Those German radios from that time are awesome indeed. I listen to my Telefunken Allegro Model 5083w all the time. I can see how most are high hour units. The sound they produce just makes you smile and they are very crisp on the highs.

[@DennisMurphey]

I found this exact model radio in western Virginia for $50 but it is DEAD. I will check the fuse and go from there. Hope I can get it back up like yours, this was pretty cool to see. Dennis

[@Synthematix]

shango i repaired a UK radio just like this but solid state, the metal dial cord was actually an antenna booster! i agree with you euro boxes sound so much better, they have superb bass and top end

[@budandbean1]

You did a great job here, this was so interesting. Thanks for another cool video. Really enjoyed it.

[@plunkervillerr1529]

I am a recently retired electrician at age 72 , In the past four years I have restored three Grundigs , a Wega 809-1,and am working on a Blaupunkt sultan 2623.The next one is a Nordmende Kadett 57 USA 3b .

[@davidmorris-jones210]

What a great toilet takes anything down.

[@rdsledge]

I enjoy all your videos. I don’t know why but I do.

[@DennisMurphey]

After watching this video i had to have one found it too, $50, had it ReCapped $130, works good now, Eye is weak and Phono is non op so far. Trying to figure out a better antenna to help bring in some SW stuff. Also added a MP3 input cable off the Phono input and use my WiFi radio to play oldies all day. Great Video, Great Radio. You are right Fidelity is awesome. Thank You, D

[@cletusspuckler2243]

The "music" function is the ancestor of the "loudness" function on solid state stereos . This radio sounds really good , tube sound is better (more warm) than transistor sound .

[@ESDI80]

I have an old German radio chassis up in my attic. I should bring it down and see what it is. Could be something decent. Nice job on the restoration! :-)

[@Boozion]

I always like those old german radios. I remember my best friend living down the street from me. His Dad had a Grundig stereo with a reel to reel tape deck in it. Just remember how good it sounded, and the green tuning eye. 😊

[@anastasia1budinskaya]

I'm trying to figure out what was going on with that light bulb, how you hooked it up and what diagnostics you got from that. I found a grundig majestic 7050 and am working on trying to diagnose the issues. First timer.

[@MrHBSoftware]

the dial cord on grundig and telefunken radios is actually metal wire from factory, some radios have 3 or 4 or even more separate cords..for the tone controls bass and treble, for rotating the ferrite antenna, for tuning of course

[@nomebear]

I remember these from the early 60's, and we played Beatles vinyl for hundreds of hours. The radio was on constantly, they were a quality product.

[@TheRadiogeek]

Man that thing sounds good! Nice job!

[@markmarkofkane8167]

Like a complicated jigsaw puzzle, not knowing if you can get all the pieces together.Awesome video!!

[@Quietruck]

Grundig is supreme for sound, beautiful radio.

[@johnchildress6717]

Those old aluminum variable tuning capacitors are cool. I love the internals of these old electronics

[@t0nito]

That truly is a beautiful radio!

[@Zirok1982]

That's a beautiful radio. Good thing it doesn't use that overly complicated tuning system with a clutch and different pulleys for AM and FM.

[@TheGuitologist]

I might be interested in the Celestion speakers from that Majestic. What you want for them?

[@nancydarling4918]

Great video. Thanks for filming.

[@oggyosbourne]

That is really nice set. My dad have a Telefunken Bajazzo de luxe 201 radio

[@jeffshaw4039]

Nice job sounds great cool radio.

[@philipdecatanzaro1822]

Good job and well done. I would have replaced the eye tube and cleaned up the chassis. These radios are really nice. I'm trying to build a collection of them. You have to order most of the tubes from the Ukraine or Russia these days.

[@Synthematix]

awesome stuff yet again

[@bobh7784]

Germans make good stuff.... and you make entertaining videos. Thank You!

[@ricardosalesdemello4130]

yeahh!!!!! shango!! adorei! esse Grundig ficou jóia porquê você arrumou ele ,, uau meu amigo notei até que o som ficou um HI-FI adorei shango, você é um ótimo técnico yeahh!!!!! shango!! I loved it! this Grundig was a gem why did you fix it ,, wow my friend I noticed until the sound was a HI-FI I loved shango, you are a great technician

[@DeadKoby]

Another....problem was obvious situation. As a hobby tech myself, that's always a good thing.

[@edwardallan197]

So. Did you leave the spring off the dial cord? That is actually designed as and end of travel shock absorber. For the weighted centrifugal assist tuning. Or can allow the centrifugal weight shaft to slip a bit when it hits end of travel.

[@jackjowett902]

Grundig made great reel to reels.

[@SoddingaboutSi]

EOL84 down the bog.

[@kenfoland]

Who knew that a valve would be flushable. I wonder about its biodegradability? Maybe even composting?

[@cletusspuckler2243]

Ken Foland A good way to clog the drains , throwing solid objects in the toilets !

[@petchharrison]

I BET YOU ITS LOUD MUSIC DOWN UNDER NOW THE EL84 WENT DOWN THE CRAPPER

[@SoddingaboutSi]

No worse than being constipated.

[@p.thadeushornswoggler4987]

nah it's about the size of a turd. system can handle it quite easily.

[@JerryEricsson]

Back when this was built, the radio was THE entertainment center for the home! They were worth the extra money to have high quality sound in your home. When the television came along the quality of the radio sank to the crap we have today. I love the Grundig even the modern ones that were put together in China still have pretty good quality.

[@tomj4506]

Now I know you are nuts. A dial cord on any Grundig is pure punishment. Did one, never would again for all the beer in Milwaukee. C U Tom LFOD !

[@andygozzo72]

if you think that dial drive is bad, try some of the complicated philips stuff 😉 you'll be tearing your hair out and reaching for the whisky !!

[@andygozzo72]

that one looks fairly simple to me....

[@ercando11]

Style and sound like no other!

[@Jayoldstuff1]

Good job there! Those German grundigs do sound very good I have the UK tabletop version of that set. same chassis but smaller cabinet and no turntable. that one will sound even better than mine with that nice big cabinet.

[@sirmugman]

i'm guessing one of two things for that intro, 1/ the tube was dead and is as good as the speakers are on a cruiser, or two its a common one that burns out or kills radio's so the bog is the best place for it, that or just shongo066's dry dead pan humor

[@kevykev38]

Your humour is awesome!

[@Sheffield_Steve]

When they talk about German engineering, just shows you, give a beautiful unit like that a bit of TLC & it rewards you with an awesome sound like that. I had an 1990s portable from Grundig, obviously not made so good as that, but you can tell similar standards were expected. You would like the sound quality on a UK Roberts Radio. Similar quality standards.

[@DsaTechnicalSolutions]

well done another good video to watch ..

[@chrisglaister9303]

Note the CONELRAD US Civil Defense logo on the dial, which dates it from between 1951 to 1963, says the Internet.

[@Masterkill45588]

I just have to add this comment. I worked for a kia dealership and we jad this grey rtv known as kia grey. This stuff cured so hard you needed a special tool you hit with a hammer to separate parts sealed on with it. I promise you could remove all oil pan bolts and proceed to drive the car with no issues. Just because you said you like grey rtv.

[@racecar_spelled_backwards868]

The German radios have a much richer sound but I've never figured out how to quantify it. I noticed it on the other German radio you did not so long ago, so I agree with your conclusion. You hit the nail on the head. I guess good sounding radios help make up for braunschweiger, cars with heaters that don't work, and identification papers.

[@bones007able]

Nice looking set!

[@edisone1]

I have this one, now banished to the cellar. A self-proclaimed expert had it twice, charging me the first time quite a bit ... only to have me discover that it still didn't work. When I had him try again, he kept it for 2 years, finally returning it & admitting he had no clue about fixing this thing. He then sent me a fat bill, which I refused to pay.

[@KidMillions]

Cord can also be replaced with fishing line which approaches the original better.

[@markanderson350]

You can use trolling line for dial cord. Its green

[@kevinmccool3719]

Who made the lifetime tubes for radio shack? They seem like junk.

[@andygozzo72]

a good EM34 is probably worth more than the thing as a whole...😉 the tuning drive looks simpler than my Grundig 2043W, that has twin clutched drives and would be enough to send you gaga if that needed redoing - nearly as bad as some Philips drives.😁

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Very cool radio, sounds great too

[@ArthurJS123]

I have a mint 7028, that I bought from the original owner. These things sound amazing. I think the efficiency of the drivers, and the electrostatic tweeters, are the “secret sauce” of them. Perfect sized console, not too big, not too small. But I’d hate like hell to have to do work on one of these, let alone locate European tubes, especially the Magic Eye.

[@markpirateuk]

I have the same radio in a table cabinet with four speakers, awesome sound on FM!

[@tough213]

now with that blender that is what I call food prep of the worst kind maybe you should try to make a video of a restuaraunt mixer e o l next those huge ones just an idea great video as always

[@williefleete]

that blender's commutator just made the brushes time travel

[@MsCori76]

william fleete - A new generation of the flux capacitor.

[@RuneTheFirst]

Look again. Those spring-loaded strings ARE on the diagram. Above and below the actual drive string.They were to hold the background behind the needle. It is usually a piece of paper or decorative foil floating behind the needle, blocking sight of the metal panel and diffusing the light. This is suspended from the top sprung cord and braced by the bottom one.

[@shango066]

I saw that later and figured I can add a spring if it gets loose.

[@waltschannel7465]

shango066 Either way, we bow to you for taking on that dial cord.

[@davewm9589]

totally agree with the fidelity, those old German radios sound great.

[@craigb.4737]

Really love seeing those Country names on the SW bands.. Too bad the blender wasn't ready. All is Kaput.. I noticed a Voice button. How does that function?

[@kirbyyasha]

Watching this video makes me seriously regret not picking up a West German stereo console set from someone I knew. It had everything, but I decided I didn't have the space for it, and it wouldn't power on and owner who bought it new just used it as a TV Stand, but offered it to me. "Oh I'll stay with my Zenith and Magnavox" I love those, but these German sets sound pretty amazing. I thought the uniqueness would be hard to service in all honesty. Hopefully it got a home, and not trashed, the cabinet was immaculate :(

[@taunusv4power]

Please Germany, make great products like you used to. I beg you!

[@johnchildress6717]

Especially the VW bug.

[@potatobonda]

Your request to Germany to make great products again today is fine. I am also a great admirer of German tube radios of 1960s. Grundig, Siemens, Telefunken, Graetz, Loewe Opta, Saba. Today they are all gone from the scene. We can only reminisce now. In India, the great movie maker Raj Kapoor had made very big hits and Indian movies have songs and the 1950s saw many movies with great hit songs.Raj Kapoor had a closely knit team to churn out the hits. Lyricists Shailendra, Singer Mukesh, music director Shankar and Jaikishan. After all those people had died Raj Kapoor movies lost the old charm and the RK music. Similar to what you have requested the Germans.

[@hitechredneck6366]

My guess for the crisper sounding HF response might have to do with the FM pre-emphasis curve used in North America and Europe. In Europe, it's 50 us. Here in North America, it's 75 us. There's more HF headroom with 50 us despite slightly less noise reduction in the receiver.

[@andrewlittleboy8532]

That sounds really nice.

[@wcscheckel2]

Do you recall what diameter string you used? I'm looking at my own and see 2 different widths (a steel wire and a braided cloth cord), both of which need replacing. What did you use?

[@wdavem]

Hey, fun video!! I'll note what you said about the sound quality even though I'm not into radio's (I watch your videos for fun, general knowledge, rf, practical stuff) . That blender wants new windings, comm bars, brushes, driver transistors and maybe even some surface mount components now. It's ready for one of those "$5 but must take - all" bargain boxes at the flea market, not that you'd do that.

[@vaporghost5230]

At 47:44 top dial cord shows spring looks like a bunch of 2's or Z's .. And yes working on these radios is a PITA makes you want to Hide in the Closet and play with Matches and Gasoline wile doing a Drought Dance..

[@Mr1966canuck]

I agree about the sound quality of German Radios. I have an early 60s Telefunken in our living room and when we have guests they cannot believe the sound quality that comes out of it.