[dustyshoes]

Found a 38-40 table model, and I'm making it the first radio repair I've done in several years. I fooled with the hobby in high school and a few years after, but took a hiatus after marriage, kids, etc.

The cabinet is in fair shape, the electronics appear to be untouched, except for a missing tube (6K6G). Two knobs were missing, but I found them inside the cabinet when I removed the chassis (this is good!)

The other thing I found is a piece of black string about 2 1/2-3 inches tied to a spring. It was floating loose in the cabinet with the missing knobs. I'm not sure what it does, or if it's even part of the radio.

The tuning dial is intact, but has a solid, straight, break in a clean line. I think it is best left as is. I suspect that I will regret fooling with it. The tuning window is empty, with the dial behind it. It has no plastic window, but photos I've found don't appear to have one either.

All this leads me to suspect that the piece of string tied to a spring is a vertical tuning indicator, hung in the middle of the tuning window? I'll take a closer look at the possibilities as I work through the recap, etc.

I'll be starting the recap and testing later this week. Any caveats or warnings about this model are appreciated. I am picking up the general pointers and advice from carefully reading this forum and others.