A new dial cord was needed. I tried a few suggestions I saw on the web. Bead string was one it worked fine for a few turns and then it started to unravel and slip! Off comes the front panel dials lamps.....
A better suggestion I found was fishing line, the braided type with a core material. This actually worked. ( it got a real nice workout, I DID not want to take the front panel off again) I did rough up the spindle on the tuning shaft with 800 grit sand paper just to make sure it did not slip. Alinement was painless. Works FB now!
I decided not to paint it for now. I did do a wax job on it to shine it up a little. It has character, it has seen a lot in 50+ years. How does the matching speaker look?
