[Phlogiston]

What would be ARFs' beef with trying to retain a little originality??? I don't get it...

If they did not think of it or it makes what they did 2nd rate - they don't like it. You know - kill the message/messenger. This applies to finishes, colors, old wire, restuffing caps, molded resistors and on and on - - SEE: Who Looks Under A Chassis (COOL, it is the first two things to come up on Google)

INSERTED LATER: I think that this is mostly an outspoken minority, or newbies surprised by the extent that an old radio can be restored. In several posts "professional restorers" claim that they would never go to this extent for a customer. It might well eat into their profit. To quote a well known political figure "sad".

I put the Dale WW resistor below ( even if the original candohm is on the side of the chassis). I use the original connections with the original resistor element disabled as stated. The Dale resistors are compact and black color, so they are not obvious with the original candohm in place.

A razor knife easily slips between the fishpaper at the seam. You can feel the wire as it is cut. If the paper/insulation is degraded/burnt, don't do this. Test the unit when completed. This is to eliminate the possibility if an intermittent connection to the original (open) resistor.

This is a solution I arrived at while attempting to rebuild failed candohms. Still looking for the appropriate nichrome wire.

If I had to do one section, I would probably do them all.