This is a project to make this old radio alive again. The idea is to replace the old parts with a modern computer inside that will play old music, radio shows and commercials. Ideally I want to use the orginal power dial to turn everything on. Once powered on I’m envisioning the computer (Raspberri Pi) to power on, boot the operating system (Raspberri Pi OS), auto open a music player and start playing in shuffel mode. This will make the experience somewhat natural and different audio everytime it’s turned on.
Pitcured here is the shell of the radio removed from it’s guts. When I purchased it I thought it was wood and I was going to sand and refinish. Was suprised when I got it that it’s plastic, but it fairly great condition. So, I really don’t need to perform any work there.