Antique Radio Cabinet Repair

Radio repair service is available for most antique and vintage radios made in the united states during the 1920 s through the 1960 s.

Antique radio cabinet repair.

For definition s sake a console radio is one that is considered a floor model and is like a piece of furniture. Cabinet cleaning touchup will be considered on a case by case basis. Antique furniture and radio cabinet repair and refinishing. Watkins restoration antique radio cabinet restoration and refinishing.

For practical purposes the service on a vintage radio should be considered as two parts the chassis electronics and the cabinet. Old world antique restoration. One of the things that people need on radio cabinets is photofinish repair restoration. We cover the full range of repairs from simple tube replacement to chassis repair to complete chassis and cabinet restoration.

Our technicians are trained to repair all brands of vintage radio from the early 1900 s to the late 1970 s from very rare and priceless antique units to the popular and more sentimental units. Services we offer complete repair and restoration services for vintage and antique electronic equipment with a primary emphasis on radios. If your radio s wooden cabinet needs refinishing that s an additional cost. One is a technical challenge.

Finally i cut two pieces of scrap wood to clamp the repair drill holes in the wood and bolt them to the area needing repairs. Simply put photofinish is decorative work applied to the cabinet to dress it up. Most people don t even know what photofinish is or if their radio has it on it. I am very fortunate to have them doing your cabinet repair restoration.

I have paid anywhere from 400 to 800 to have a large wooden cabinet completely redone. This site is your source for the repair of tube equipment radios amplifiers excluding tvs and auto radios. In order to eliminate the risk of further damage please do not plug in your radio until it has been serviced. If you spend hundreds of dollars restoring a vintage radio don t expect to recover that money by reselling the restored set.

All radio repairs come with a 6 month warranty that covers labor and material. The skill and tools required to service each of these two parts is so different that some technicians will only service the chassis and some cabinetmakers will only repair the cabinet. Whether it s a zenith rca philco admiral crosley airline ge or a foreign made model such as blaupunkt telefunken norelco and grundig we. In some cases the cabinet originally cost much more than the radio that was installed inside of it and today these cabinets are valued by antique furniture collectors regardless of what is inside of them.

Professional refinishing is also labor intensive.