Speaker Removal

Speaker Removal

The speaker was tacked welded into that “C” piece which was then tacked to the 3 posts piece. I used a air hand grinder to break all the weld points to separate everything. I wanted to keep those three posts for I could somehow affix the new speaker to...
Bare bones

Bare bones

I believe I’m at the point where I can see how much space I will have available to place the computer and audio amplifier. It appears like just enough space to make things work. I received the Raspberri Pi (computer) yesterday and haven’t got to place in...
A look at what’s inside these old radios…

A look at what’s inside these old radios…

There is A LOT going on inside this radio. I didn’t know what to expect upon opening. The birds-eye photo we can see a bunch of tubes plugged in with various other things like the speaker, a lightbulb, broken strings (in the bottom photo) that used to activate...
1940s Radio Update Process, not a restoration.

1940s Radio Update Process, not a restoration.

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...