Grundig 3028 Cabinet Restore

[Yorkie]

Another enthralling instalment John - I suspect it's going to be the penultimate one! Lots of useful tips along the way about how to tackle an ambitious restoration of a classic receiver from the golden age of radio, when these lovely German monsters from Grundig, Telefunken etc, put British radios in the shade. Bling in an era of austerity! Amazing how good the speakers still look, and I think from what you said, your initial fears about the main speaker being defective proved unfounded, and that a new output valve cured the distortion. It will be interesting to see how you eventually resolve the dial problem, though for now, it doesn't look too bad. I get the impression that the dial is longer than A4 size, and I'm not sure if they make waterslide (decal) transfer paper in A3 size, which would in any event, need an A3 ink-jet printer. If so, I guess you'd get at least three dial decals from one sheet. I guess that you'd have to scan in the existing dial, and clean up the damaged parts using a photo-editing software such as 'Photoshop' - quite a challenge. Gary Tempest is the acknowledged expert on such matters who may be able to advise, though AFAIK, he's not on any UK forums, though may be on the US Antique Radio Forum (ARF).

Incidentally, I notice that the Grundig logo looks like a shamrock - is this an indication that these radios were made in Irelenad for the UK market?

Best wishes for the final re-assembly John!