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1950 GE
Masterworks Tube AM/FM radio, model M-2002-W
My first radio! A Grundig-Majestic 2702.
1950 GE Model 408
Electrohome


1951 GE 410
Teletone


I could possibly be persuaded to part with any of these... Please, if you're interested, email me an offer! --wwwdot


E-mail me: wwwdot@neontrim.com



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Michigan Antique Radio Club


Check out this Grundig Majestic SO-111 US Stereo Console - Different model; same era.(Thanks, Joe Lynn!)

Antique Radio Restoration & Repair.
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Radioworld

Radio Era Archives

Antique Radio Classified

Some really beautiful old console radios

Antique Radio Resources
Huge index of radio and phonograph related sites on the Internet

NIKOLA TESLA--ERASED AT THE SMITHSONIAN   Wanna get MAD?

"The Nation's Attic" - antiques and collectibles

Important Information on Restoring Old Radios!
From Antique Radio Restoration & Repair
Unfortunately, the days of just having to replace a tube or a defective part in a radio which is 50 or more years old are now part of history. These beauties of yesteryear were never intended to or designed to function for a half-century or more. If you wish to play your radio often, and, in order to have your set play safely and reliably over time and perform to factory specifications, a proper restoration is almost always a necessity. Many of the original factory parts like wax paper capacitors and molded paper capacitors, have by now, absorbed much moisture from the air, becoming as leaky as an old garden hose, shorting out or interrupting the flow of both voltages and signals. Many carbon resistors change their value as they age, and go well out of specification/tolerance, wiring becomes brittle and dangerous, oxidation creeps in everywhere...from tube socket pins, to bandswitch contact points, volume and tone controls, etc. As all these components fail, they provide incorrect voltages and currents to tube elements and can be responsible for an immediate or premature failure of even a brand new tube. Filter electrolytic capacitors lose their capacity and often short out the power transformer secondary winding, creating a loud hum in the speaker just before they destroy the transformer - the most expensive part in the radio. This is why you should NEVER EVER plug an antique radio in unless you know it's power consumption and can carefully monitor the current being drawn while slowly increasing voltage to normal operating condition. The best, safest route is to restore it once and do it right, and in such a way as to preserve the antique look of both electronics atop the chassis and all cabinetry work.


Mark's Antique Television and Radio Stuff
A Canadian source! Wossco Electronics: "We stock thousands of surplus, hard to find and obsolete electronic components. We offer a part locating service for your convenience!"
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Information on Wireless Data Transmission

Information, Please?


Here are some emails I've gotten from visitors - if anyone has answers to these questions, please click on the asker's name and email them an answer. I try to post questions regularly - if you have one you'd like posted, please send it to me. Thanks! --wwwdot


My father-in-law has a capehart console radio/phonograpgh and I have been searching the web trying to find out information on this particular radio. Any help?? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Matt

Hi, I am looking for any information on a Grundig Majestic Model 405 USA serial # 103960721. My grandfather just gave it to me and would like to have it appraised to have it insured. I need to know any information about this radio.
Thank you
Michelle White

Hi Jeff, my name is Kristina, I've just inherited a Grundig-Majestic antique radio. I was hoping you could help me out a little with some info on it. It is a floor model, the whole radio and record player are inside the stereo (they pull out), the cabinet is made from Cherry wood, it's a wide band radio. The only info we can read off of the back is as follows: The serial number 703357 (the rest is unreadable), 7 Broadcast and 10 FM stages, from the Majestic International Corp. New York, NY and Chicago. It was made in Western Germany and it still works; we were receiving stations from other countries on the other side of the world and it still sounds good. I found your website with your antique radio's through Snap.com, hopefully you might know a little about our radio.
Thank you.
 
hey, my name is Chris and i was looking in my grandfathers basement and i found a incredible find! Listen to the details:
 
My grandfather bought it at the worlds fair around 1965-1968.
He bought it at the GE booth.
It is called, Stereo Console Phonograph.
Its a solid State Stereo with all transistors.
Its either model: RC6731BWD, RC6732BMP, or RC7651BWD.
It has Porta-fi !!! This means any outlet that is in circut with the stereo will recieve the stereo's sound!
It is in mint condition.
It has two woven speakers on the sides, connected by a brass hinge that also makes the speaker connection!!!!
 
It is the coolest Stereo in the world!!! Please tell me what you think. I would be gracious! Thanks!
Hi Jeff,
      i recently bought an old console stero , and ,was wondering if you have any info onit, it's a morse  stereophonic (thats all i can find on it ) it has am\fm w\turntable.  it has four round legs that screw in on bottom and a one piece lid . any info you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
 
                                                       thanks for your time
                                                                     floyd                  
I came across my grandmother's radio. It is a Majestic model 57 cabinet radio. Any idea of any info on this model or where I can get some? Thanks.
DGD777@aol.com
Hi there, I just stumbled onto your page and was wondering if you could help me.My father recently found an old Grundig-Majestic console,it has a record changer,short wave radio,& reel to reel tape deck.It's dated 1957 and it is in beautiful condition.I think he needs one tube to make it work.Would you happen to know where I could purchase an EBC41 tube? The unit powers up fine,it just does'nt play anything.Any info you might have is appreciated.      Thankyou,

Frank

Hi. I happened upon your website today in my search for the phono portion of a Bendix phono/radio which belongs to my fiance. It's encased in an oak or mahogany box and the phono is missing plus the glass that indicates the stations is broken in one place. I'd like to get him at least a replacement phono for Christmas but don't even know where to begin. Do you have any suggestions?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Martha

P.S. The Bendix model number I'm looking for is 0656A.

I would appreciate any help in locating a small Soundesign radio I saw in the mid-1980s. It was a small multiband radio looking similar to the compact horizontal analog shortwave radios, with the tuning knob at the upper right side. Its bands were AM, FM, VHF and shortwave from 4-12 MHz. It was probably not a very good radio, but I've always been curious about it. It'd be great to locate one...

Thanks

Chuck

Hi there I have a Majestic floor model 875. I was wondering where I would find some info about it and maybe how much something like that would go for sale for.

If you could help me just email me back.

Thank you,

Andrew Malcolm

Hi,

I checked out your web page and thought, perhaps, you could help me out. I have a Grundig Majestic 3035 that barely works and is need of major restoration. Is it worth my while to fix this thing? Is it worth any money or is it a very common model? Your suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks for the attention.

Allan Welby

Jeff Pollak, J.D. ( AM tuner on bottom/police/Aircraft in middle/and shortwave band indicator on top of visual band viewer.
E-Mail:  res00mnx@gte.net
Phone and FAX: 805-376-2747
Dear Sir, and fellow radio restorer.  I recently obtained a table top Motorola Three frequency radio in the original WOOD cabinet.  It is approximately18" wide by 12"deep by12" tall.  It has on the bottom left front, a on/off  volume control switch/Potentiometer.  To its right, it has a Tone adjustment Potentiometer, and to the right of that a three(3) position selection knob for the three frequencies.  To the far right is the mannual frequency adjustment for all three frequency bands.  Just above these knobs is five(5) push button pre-selection tuning frequency buttons, and just above that, the visual backlit band frequency visual indicator.  The left entire side of the cabinet is radiased(rounded) and the 6" diameter speaker is behind this radiased grill section and the grill cloth.  The speaker has a 6 wire harness comming from it.  Two wires run the signal to the speakers voice coil, and there are two(2) separate electromagnets with two leads each ( a total of 6 wires).  This harness plugs into a UX6 tube socket, Two larger pins and four smaller pins tube socket mounted on top of the chasis.  The TUBE configuration is one 6A7 1st.IF decter, one, 6D6 IF tube, Two (2) side by side  6SQ7 tubes, two(2) 25B6G tubes, and one(1) 25Z5 Dual rectifier tube.  It has two(2)455 KC.IF transformers on top of the chasis, and multiple tranformers and oscillator coils underneath the chasis.  It also has a Motorola Can Capacitor on top of the chasis, covered in black thin cardboard.  The three (3)capacitores in the can are rated as 30 Mf( micro Farrads)@250Volts, 30 Mf @ 150 Volts and 15 Mf( microFarrads) at 150 Volts.  Every tag of identification is missing from this radio.  I believe that this radio can be identified near page 17-45-17-85 in Riders Schematics.  Once I can Identify the Model, I can obtain th schematic from "Nostalgia Air Website.  Your technical help is most appreciated.  Sincerely, Jeff Pollak, J.D.  I have been researching for over two weeks in the library and the internet with no success yet.  It is all original Motorola, with the old wax paper caps clearly marked manufactured by Motorola, and it also states Motorola on the Cabinet.
Hi,

I have a radio that looks almost identical to your Grundig-Majestic Musical Instrument M 1 ST US. However mine is having some problems.Currently the FM radio doesn't work. And the phono only plays through one channel. Do you know where I can some schematics or trouble shooting tips? Do you know where I can get a multi-pin connector to plug in the phono jack (so I could hook up a cd player)?

Thanks,

Steve Viitaniemi

Hi - I got your address trying to find someone who can help me determine the value of my Grundig model 2320 radio. I also need some leads on who might be interested in buying it. Can you help me? I will appreciate any help you can provide. Thank You.

Sincerely, Bill Daley

I have an old radio receiver I'm trying to find out about.Name on the box is The Mengel company incorporated it has in box Type.M.R.101. My E-Mail is StpRddl@aol.com. Thank you if you can find them .I would like to see how much I could get for it. Thank you.
Hi,

I was just given a Grundig Majestic Radio in perfect condition. It has the number 5088 on the front. I have no idea what it is worth. It seems to work very well.

If you could give me some information on these radios I would greatly appreciate it. My husband wants to use it in the garage. I think it may be worth something and would like to keep it or maybe sell it? Anyway any information would help me decide what to do with it.

Jo Hitch

Dear Sir:

I have a radio like the one you want to sell. My problem is that I can't find anyone to repair it. Do you have any contact with people that do that sort of repair work? I live in Southern California. Please e-mail me at Hepcan7@aol.com if you can help.

Thank you,

Ellen





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