New Vintage Audio Restoration HQ

LOTS of trial and error, and learning from how the museums do it.

Also, LOTS of money tied up in buying the right products to be able to safely restore and protect the antique and vintage gear.

It's ok to use modern products on the metal cases and faceplates (VERY carefully) on stuff from the 1940's forward, but products before then are a big NO.

I actually figured this out when I was having no luck restoring one of them 1930 units and it kept looking worse. Now I now why.

 
Received some new finishes from Europe to try along with multiple kinds of Shellac including seed lac, button shellac, Kusmi and Thai.

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New arrivals getting in line for a full restoration:


⚡ **1929 Weston Model 537 Radio Tester**
⚡ **1930s Weston Model 489 Precision Meter**









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What's the natural progression when restoring vintage gear? Buying more test gear to be able to restore the vintage gear!

New to me - a freshly calibrated HP 4263A LCR meter.

What a slippery slope this has become....




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