Please read this entire page first. Many of your questions are answered below.
To get in touch with me.
Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing a radio or if you need one repaired. An estimate of repair costs are listed below.
geradioman63@att.net
“Use my email address listed above.”
Or you can call or text me at 626.931.9635.
I am located in Placentia California, PST, so keep that in mind when you are calling, and considering repairs.
If you have an old radio. “DONOT” plug it in and test it. This is very important! You can and will do damage to many components. I know you want to find out if it works. These old radios do operate at about 350VDC. A lot of components are manufactured with bees’ wax. These components over the years dry out. So let me say this again DONOT test it. Let someone that knows what to do, service it first.
Radio chassis Services:
Radio chassis restoration costs are $30 labor per tube count of the radio being serviced. As an example, a 10-tube radio is $300 labor plus the cost of parts. These old radios need to have all the wax paper capacitors replaced. The power supply filter capacitors are especially important replacement parts. Tubes, resistors, coils, output transformers, and many other components add to parts cost as well if needed. Speaker repairs are also a common added cost. As a 10-tube radio example, “most” radios can total $500 to $550 in completed cost. Each radio is different so actual cost very and cannot be determined until the radio is on the bench tested and playing. Ball Park cost are just that.
Cabinet refinish Service:
Consoles: I am no longer excepting console cabinets for refinishing. Their size and weight are an issue. I will still restore the radio chasses.
Large table radio cabinets: $300 labor $100 material, plus grill cloth.
Small table radio cabinets: $200 labor $50 materials and grill cloth.
Another common question I get is… what is my radio worth?
I do not appraise radios. I do not set radio prices. Radio prices are very different across the country. Condition is everything. I know you see radios with a price on my website and on other websites too. Restored radio values from restorers like myself deferrer greatly from unrestored or previous repaired radios. That being said I do buy radios. I repair them and resale them. I do make fair offers for quality restorable radios. Keep in mind what restoring cost. I cannot pay restored price.
I do not sell parts.
I do not give advice on repairs.
I do not repair or service foreign radios.
I do not repair car radios.
I do not repair radios newer that 1950 or older than 1930.
I do not repair record players.
