What can Third Bay Radios do for you?
We can get you're antique radio or classic jukebox working again! We have done it before and would love to do it again. The only question is what level of restoration or service would you like done? We can do it all. We can do our Full Service or do a top quality Full Restoration.
What is our Full Service?
Our Full Service sets your radio or jukebox up to last another lifetime. This is exactly what we do with our personal sets and would not do less for yours. We do NOT "patch it up" and leave you with a fire hazard.
The Full Service includes basic chassis cleaning of dust and grim. All capacitors are replaced along with the power cord. This avoids near future problems with a set and added safety. Resistors are checked and replaced if faulty, out of tolerance, or just look beat and tired. All tubes are checked and cleaned. Wiring that has dried out cracking plastic coating is repaired or replaced. All moving parts including pots, pulleys, and terminals are cleaned and lubricated. Dried out old rubber gaskets/grommets are replaced.
We re-tune with caution to avoid the creation of more problems. Once we test the radio and have it work without fault during a burn in period we give it back to you as a working freshly serviced reliable unit. We take great pride in our work and in our good reputation. We go the extra mile to make this apparent.
What is our Full Restoration?
The Full Restoration has all of the mentioned above done but executed to a higher level. Full Restoration is usually done when originality of a unit is a priority by its owner or when a unit is in real bad shape and needs more TLC than usual. The extra time and care is taken to pay attention to minuet details to make a unit look as original, as untouched, and 'as good as new' as possible.
The Full Restoration includes attention to details such as re-stuffing the original capacitor casings with new capacitors to keep the internals of the chassis looking as original as possible and retaining the original capacitor brand and matching part numbers. Older style NOS resistors are used with NOS parts to again keep the internals looking untouched. New high quality cloth-covered wire is used if needed to also keep the nostalgic look. Cloth wire is usually done with the power cord with an old style AC plug to add to the nostalgia and time era the set came from. Exact matching rubber grommets and factory matching colors are used throughout. Usually refinishing of some degree on a units exterior is also performed and a quality finish is reproduced to as close as possible to the original finish. Below are recent pictures of a Zenith chassis that received our full restoration.
Please contact us with questions and to get quotes for your radio or jukebox.
Scotia, NY
518-466-8673
info@thirdbayradios.com