[Jayce]

Up to a few years ago I had a Victor RE-45 that was giving me fits. The tuner was froze, the volume control was froze, the power transformer was fried, and the place I had it stored sprang a leak and caused some moisture damage on top of the cat scratches on it. After trying unsuccessfully to get a power transformer for it, I traded the unit off for a nice postwar Philco console. Well, yesterday I got a chance to buy the RE-45 back and hauled it home today. It is now working with the dial scale replaced by a proper dial scale instead of the piece of paper that was stuck in there when I found it. It's actually a good performer and sucks in stations well. Only issue is I'll have to get the pick-up for the phonograph rebuilt. It works, but even with the rubber replaced it's rather weak. On the upside I now have a chance at a complete Victor RE-32 and a parts RE-45 from the same guy.