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 Jim Hutton
Monday, April 12, 2021      
1940 Phonola Radio Model 8A63

This 1940 Phonola radio belonged to my neighbours grandfather so I was happy to restore it when asked. It was in very poor condition.  The cabinet was in pieces and rodents were living in the electronics. I replace all the capacitors and most of the resistors during the restoration process and completely refinished and new decals added. I added a Bluetooth Module to this radio that sits on top of the radio to play FM stations and music from a Smartphone.

Original Cabinet with its top warped and delaminated Original Warped and Delaminated Cabinet Top
The Restored Push Buttons The Bluetooth Module and Battery
A Close up of the Vintage Tag I Often Add to my Radios A Close up of the Module Amplifier
The Back showing the Module Amplifier and Labels The Bottom Showing the Old Fidelity Label

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