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[@wisewords3485]

Love how you’re slowing revealing yourself- your face, your challenges, your other interests, your sense of humor, your creativity. Taking risks, and being authentic, wonderful to watch. 😊

[@zik316]

Loved how you're leaning more into the humor side. That remix at the end was great!

[@gydaanderson332]

The “dramatic reenactment “ was hilarious. Beautiful design and execution to repurpose such beautiful furniture. Really enjoyed the rap and credits.❤

[@XL-5117]

I loved your restoration of this piece of furniture. I also appreciate your willingness to share your experience with therapy and mental health. It’s something that we should all be interested in and never take for granted. My heart sings when I see a new video from you landing on KZbin!

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

Thank you.

[@danbumgarner1057]

Nice work. Thanks for keeping it out of the landfill and preserving a little bit history.

[@Living_Lodka]

My dad has one of these in his basement I think I’m going to resto-mod it as well and make it Bluetooth with modern guts but keep the exterior completely period correct

[@KitschyKittenStudio]

This is such a cool piece. Your dramatic reenactment and your credits are priceless! 😂

[@laurenmartone]

I loved watching your video. My grandfather used to sell Philco radios and tv's. It brings back great memories. Thanks.

[@ChristineRita1]

OMG!! I'm STILL laughing!! Great video and again, beautiful restoration. Cool to hear you playing guitar!

[@steveoshaughnessy3736]

Great project. I have a number of old radios and just the cabinets. As an engineer I am well acquainted with the electronics. But, I don't like to mess with the high voltages in the old tube sets. So, I usually re-purpose the cabinets. I have a 1933 Philco Model 60 (the cathedral style). I put a Raspberry PI in it. I replaced the dial with one that shows the years 1938 to 1945 (the war years). I added a bunch of .mp3 files of old radio shows (from the Internet Archive). Now, when you “tune” to a year, it plays a radio show from that year. A long way to get to my point. I have the tuning knob and an on/off volume control. And two extra holes. I love seeing your ideas for dealing with extraneous holes and fittings. I also like your KZbin style.

[@mitchkelleher7972]

That thing's beautiful! I have a early '60s Magnavox Micromatic that I got for free. It was gutted and beat up and not worth much of anything even in good shape, so I decided to not bother trying to restore it and just have some fun with it. I used strips of maple to build a rear panel (it was just a crudely cut piece of luan) to match the style of the front with stainless steel louvered vents from an inboard boat to mirror the speaker sections on the front. Put taller legs on it (originals were variously cracked), repaired and reinforced the damaged bottom where the legs mounted, new white speaker cloth to contrast the new cabinet color, new speakers, new bluetooth receiver, hidden RF receiver for a remote, and painted the cabinet in a light blue to match the decor. It was fun to make and everyone notices it and seems to love it.

[@pattylevasseur4041]

i LOVE YOUR "OUT OF THE BOX" IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY !!! good job dashner!!!!!!!

[@sharonbuckley4591]

I had a cabinet similar to yours , which also had no radio in it. The front was much the same only more open. So I refinished it and made an aquarium tank to fit inside .

[@jodidavis6595]

It s very admirable for many of the restoration channels to be promoting better health. Way to get the word out 👍🏼 You are so clever and funny with your opening segment and the ending with the credits 😂😂😂 Really enjoy your channel. Thanks for the education and humor ❤️🇺🇸👍🏼

[@Tmrfe0962]

We have an old Philco radio that is made for a table top…you’ve inspired me to remove the guts, and make it a Bluetooth speaker for my cell phone! Thank you, and rest assured when someone asks, I’ll let them know this is where I got the idea from. Very cool. Thanks again

[@alexhelvetica]

It looks fantastic! Well done! With your comment about leaving out the electronics stuff in this video, I feel like it'd be fine to include it, even if it's an abridged compared with the video on your other channel. I like your content, and your special interests are add to the content. I'm not a guitar person, and I don't restore furniture, but I love your skills and attention to detail. FYI, your new narration style, where you explain your thought process in the moment is really good.

[@FabianSalomonsson]

I really like the new "style" of your videos, it's great to see you when you talk about the project. Keep up the good work, been a fan for a long time.

[@rayscrafield2106]

Very well done. Anytime someone saves an old piece of furniture is fine with me. No matter how it's used. And, your guitar playing is good too. I wanted to learn a musical instrument went I was 8 years old. My parents bought me an accordian. BOO!

[@casasencilla]

I love watching people doing what they love to do, beautifully done !

[@mirothiel8039]

You made my day twice. Posted a new video, then informed me you had another channel. I will be binging on that tomorrow.

[@Objet_Dart]

Your channel has it all: careful work, creative repurposing, gripping reenactments and original music. (There were quite the estate sales on that property last year; SO many radios! Not surprised to see some freebies in the driveway.)

[@Csharpflat5]

Greatest outro.

[@patrickkerry8219]

I love the remix❤❤❤❤ . I appauld you for speaking up about your struggles and having the courage to step out of your comfort zone. Great job as always 🎉❤❤❤❤😊

[@rosatrevino1930]

And the music continues on! What a beautiful cabinet and great restoration! Funny video 😂

[@cannedangel8550]

Great to see how you've repurposed this old piece and given it a whole new use.

[@thannthen]

Love the way you repurpose things!

[@peztopher7297]

You came up with a lot of creative and attractive solutions for adapting the radio. I especially liked the amber glow where the dial used to be. Nice demo at the end, too.

[@jenniferb8590]

Great video! I cannot get over how much better your videos have become from when i first started watching! Who knew you were so freaking hilarious! Keep 'em coming!

[@highnoon9333]

Wow! I cant believe the transformation *just* after you strip it. Gorgeous piece.

[@ncdave4]

You're always creative despite what you say.. the mark of a true craftsman

[@timothystevenhoward]

just a tip: there is decal setter that you can get, same as what plastic model makers use and it will set the decal and dissolve the clear part leaving just the paint part. nice refinish

[@eddiekerbo]

I love your videos, you were/are the inspiration for me restoring old furniture, dressers,end tables, thank you for the great videos.

[@lilithanne5506]

That is just beautiful. I'm glad you were able to put a new Philco decal on it.

[@sheep1ewe]

Awesome!! I am a radio collector my self and This is in my opinion a perfect use of the old cabinet!

[@JazzStrat781]

Wonderful video and conversion! Love all things guitar and old radios! Best to you man!

[@Qwijebo]

Awesome job. Back in the 90's I used to find old cabinets like this, I would either turn them into open cabinets with leather tops or a few times I inserted some modern digital radios and tuners. I did make one in 2012 where I transformed the radio part into an ipod dock complete with a CD player.

[@kakarrot62]

i have this exact radio complete. i found in the trash and restored it to fully working. added an input for an mp3 player. refinished in lacquer, new grill cloth and new phenolic dial and decals. sounds great.

[@michellereber6816]

Not being a guitarist I would never have thought to repurpose this the way you did. But I love that you made it personal to you while keeping close to the original furniture piece. And as always beautiful work!

[@coleenburgess6689]

You are so screaming funny!! Loved the video!! What a great find!! This repurpose is brilliant!!

[@normanbott]

Superb re-purposing. It looks amazing, especially the power lamp which works well visually.

[@WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy7]

I remember listening to Bing Crosby 78 rpm records on my grandmother’s Philco radio/turntable combo. Classic!

[@TheDragonsreach]

Excellent re-purposing.

[@lisajackson4784]

Love ❤it!! Great repurpose. Glad you kept it looking like a vintage age radio.

[@debsmith2269]

Great resto. This was one of your more entertaining videos, but it still contained all the necessary info. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@bhgemini]

The reenactment and the credits scene at the end were only eclipsed by that banger of a song.

[@sophiachristo7546]

Such an amazing piece of furniture! I love that you repurposed it! AWESOME! Thanks so much for sharing

[@josephkerley363]

Great reuse of that old cabinet!

[@phunkypuhnk]

I demand more dramatic reenactments!😂😂😂 Such a cool curbside flip! How did you learn all your woodworking/refinishing skills/knowledge? 💜

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

I learned mostly by trial and error. I made a lot of mistakes along the way but learned a lot.

[@Brangeta]

I'm so glad you're back! I missed watching your videos.

[@northernengland]

Dash that was amazing. Looks awesome. Music sounds like Sparks.

[@bettinabarry8423]

Brilliant 👏 The reenactment...love your sense of humor!

[@isthisthat]

I absolutely loved this restoration! Electronics was a big bonus for my taste :) And the ending... pure gold!!! You sir have the gift(s)!

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

Thank you!

[@smchalk3535]

what a sweet amp, great transformation

[@sfn4702]

I loved every second of this

[@karlasheives2865]

I have the exact same radio... its lurking in the garage because I lacked the courage to refinish it properly. Thank you for the inspiration ❤

[@auroraborealis13579]

Wow! Definitely one of the best transformations I’ve seen you do! 🙌🏼

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

Thank you!

[@Chhesterification]

As usual, beautiful work! I loved the added production value! I'm going to have "it looks a bit chunky" stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

[@katharinatrub1338]

Mr. Dashner, incredible the change of this Cabinet! In fact, I thought : Gosh No! and, Why ?it locked so worn down to me. But then again, you always manage to make a Pearl out of the pieces you take on! I have no knowledge of electric wiring and so forth but watching you doing this 'welding-wiring-together-Stuff' was fascinating! Your 'new' Yup, Loudspeaker looks Superb! and loved to get a sample of your music ! why not making it your backdrop music always?

[@caroltanzi29]

Dasher: enjoyed the entertainment, refinishing, repurposing, and all the electronic info. Great find with a great sound. Your production company really had a handle on this video! Carol from California

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

Thanks! I’ll be sure to give my production company a raise. 😂

[@caroltanzi29]

@@DashnerDesignRestoration please do so.

[@talon60]

Have been waiting for a new video and you more than delivered 😊

[@hoguemr]

This video was great! What a beautiful piece And as I am typing this the song at the end came on 😂😂😂 hilarious. The cherry on top

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnnyvandeclit259]

This is a great prop for some music/theater scenography. Good idea and well executed.

[@carolvanrooyen4929]

Great save! Now a unique usable piece. 🤗

[@RobWalsh]

I love every bit of this! Amazingly well done furniture restoration (and I have a giant soft spot for these old radios), and a great repurposing use. I think you absolutely made the right choice with the speaker fabric - the tear is perfectly suitable "character" for something of this age. Well done, thanks!!

[@karenharris2880]

That turned out great! What a good way to repurpose this old but beautiful radio! I love the opening and the Nurdy closing credits. Nurds Unite! The very end with you playing was putting me in mind of one of my favorites Pat Metheny probably in a bit different genre, but similar sound there! Fun video.

[@jgorry69]

To dark horses. Your pace and modesty is just great . Thank you. I recall wondering who you are or where. Now the mask reveals a greater man. Thank you

[@gayleosornio7699]

Love what you did with the old radio and the reenactment !!

[@giovanni5063]

I did a 1939 Philco found in a flea market. A filthy disgusting floor model with the guts, knobs and speaker intact. I stripped out the radio chassis completely and hand built a Fender Princeton Clone amp into it. This is a 15 watt output design. The cabinet was stripped and refinished. The original combo on-off tone pot and the original volume pot are used. The speaker is a custom Weber 12 inch, 30 watt, 8 ohm that rattles the windows when cranked. I have a Sony stereo AM FM with CD player plugged into one of the 2 input jacks and I refer to this Frankenstein creation as my magic Jukebox.

[@Restomaniac]

What an amazing movie ❤️❤️❤️

[@jsdesigns1420]

This is epic. Both the work but also the idea and the post production! I‘m amazed!❤

[@andymiller1803]

You should put a tuner in the old radio dial. Make it something functional and an interesting aesthetic.

[@customtailored1]

Wow, this was an awesome video. I loved how you repurposed that old radio. I didn’t even know you had another channel.

[@peterhodges6684]

Great repurposing, nice job with the reflector.

[@lyndabart2101]

Outstanding! It's always a pleasure to see your videos and watch you restore and/or transform a piece of furniture. Although I know next to nothing about electronics, this video reminded me of the 60's and building a Heathkit tv. Your idea for this radio cabinet was brilliant. Thank you for sharing.

[@Restorology]

Brilliant! This is an enjoyable watch, and your song is again stuck in my head. Well done. 🎸🥇🍻

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

Thank you!

[@chantalboge8720]

Fabulous job! Excellent idea! Now I want to make one!!

[@Flavum]

As teen in the '70s, I converted my parent's old Magnasonic record player into a guitar amp. GMTA

[@imannosseir6679]

Awesome transformation 😮

[@joshclark44]

The darkening of the trim was a really good move. It makes it look more aged and closer to what you normally think of as walnut. Im not sure how much space you still have in that box, or how the electronics for guitar things work, but maybe you could add an effect board or two and have them controlled by dials for those two spare holes instead of a pedal.

[@jimspackman5770]

I enjoyed this a lot. We had one of these radios back in the 80s after our grandparents died, and we resurrected it, but a few years later another of the vacuum tubes went and we couldn't get a replacement anymore. I'm not sure whatever happened to it. It was a beautiful piece of furniture, though.

[@rogerward3185]

The coolest looking guitar amp I've ever seen! Sounds awesome too!

[@uncleremus64]

Great reenactment, Dash. Love the channel from the beginning.

[@rochelleharden4118]

Listen, I’m not saying you have a future in comedy, but I am saying I had to hit the like button 22 seconds into the video and replay the dramatic reenactment. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JohnBerthoty]

Beautiful

[@dddecker1412]

Awesome, Dashner!! Showing us some other skills you have been hiding! 😮 DDecker

[@slaytallica136]

I am totally into guitars and amps and electric wiring. Good to know you gave me covered.

[@ubertalldude]

Cool restomod. Subscribed to the 2nd channel. I had no idea you played guitar!

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

Thank you!

[@Betrue875]

You preserved a piece of history! Well done! I have a floor Philco, but I still have the original radio (not working). My plan is to see if I can restore the electronics and add a blue tooth module so I can play what I want.

[@danhorton6182]

I had no idea you had an electronics side to you, seeing you use the Hakko iron I immediately knew you at least did stuff like this somewhat frequently. I repair and restore vintage electronics, both solid state and tube, for a living in the PNW. Just subscribed to the other channel!

[@Tim-57]

Hey DDR What a great repurpose, really a beautiful piece of furniture. Take care 😊

[@aceadman]

That was awesome. 😊👍👍

[@beckyjohnson3153]

This is awesome. Also enjoyed the dramatic reenactment. Well done.

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

Thank you.

[@nathalielord4211]

Best refurbishing video I've ever seen! Fun , artistic and superb results!! A+++

[@Flippingdrawers]

Very cool idea👍 great work mate 💪🏻

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

Thank you!

[@drdeb9561]

This turned out so lovely! Looking forward to the more electronics-oriented version. Too bad Applesauce had other commitments. 😸 On a more serious note, thank you for your courage and vulnerability in speaking about mental wellness. Much respect.

[@janice5108]

Sounds awesome

[@markkayser6705]

I was watching Flea Market Flip. One couple took an 18in one similar to your other. It was in great condition and they painted it sliver. I thought the host, Lara Spencer, was going to cry. I know I felt like it. I repurpose old furniture and have to say, this is a great job.

[@nandi123]

So wholesome and entertaining. Best wishes from an admirer.

[@sdfitch88]

Loved the dashner quote remix. Great video, really enjoyed it. Love the repurpose

[@lesliecobb4179]

You are hilarious!!! Who knew! Love your work, I watch all of your videos.