67442nut

I have several late '60's era radios and 8-track players that require work.
In the past, I've had the only place I know of in my area to work on a few radios for me.
Each time, when I got the bill, I had to give serious consideration to taking out a second mortgage.

They even confessed that each radio required little more than a cleaning.
The problem is they aren't just a repair shop. They do large scale communications and electronic work,
so, they are accustomed to receiving big fees for their services.
Unfortunately, they're all we have in my area.

Does anyone here know of someone who does this work for a reasonable price?

64Rocket

E-mail this guy and see what he can do. I have not had anything done by him, but I have talk to him and I will be sending him some work.
Gene

http://taymanelectrical.com/.

Bluevista

I sent my radio to this place a few years back to be repaired and it works now.
Pretty fair rates, fixed it for the quoted price with no drama.

http://wardsclassiccarradiorepair.com/index.html

rcorrigan5

Try Barry Dalton, the Antique Radio Doctor, 1489 Rogue River Highway, Grants Pass, OR 97527, phone 541-474-2524, MON-FRI 9A-6P PT. His email is radiodoc@rvi.net. He's done two radios for me and I like his work. The last radio he did for me was a couple of years ago and, as I recall, his basic radio price then was about $185. I've been to his shop. He appears to enjoy his work and has several sources of supply for parts that are no longer available. Like I said, he did a great job for me!

Randy C.

snowballs442

I saw that you live in VA and some of the post give you addresses in OR. If you want something closer, try this. Go to a municipal airport that is close to you and if it has a FBO (Fixed Base Operation) where they fix and fuel aircraft, chances are they have someone working there that can fix radios and he could do it on the side for less than anyone else.

joe_padavano

Unfortunately, no, but I have found that on the 1960s GM radios, the cause of no volume is usually a bad power amp transistor. This transistor is on a heat sink on the side of the case and is easily replaced if you know how to use a soldering iron. I was able to cross the transistor at Radio Shack (yes, they were out of stock ) and fixed mine for about $8.

bigoldscruiser

Here's one in Pennsylvania. I have both repair work and conversions done there. Not dirt cheap but "reasonable".
Mike Hagan's Antique Auto Radio Repair
235 Glouster Rd
Fairless Hills, PA
215-547-7145

Oldsmaniac

Bruce, I contacted this guy via phone a few years ago. He was very snotty, abrupt, and the pisser was he would not let me drop the radio off to him even though it was 2 or 3 miles from my house. He is now on my A-hole list!

Oldsguy

Finding people that have the skills, experience, equipment, and are willing to sell their time for a reasonable rate will become more and more difficult as time progresses. Find someone and then don't loose his phone number. This by the way, is why we don't have cd players, dvd players, televisions, microwaves, etc repaired any longer. It turns out to be more cost effective to just replace them as qualified repair persons become more sparse.

Bluevista

Could you pull the tubes out and take them down to the dime store and check them on the tube tester machine?

The repair guy said my my radio was just really dirty. If I would of known that to begin with I would of just thrown it in the dishwasher and saved myself a few bucks.

67442nut

Wish Ida thought of that.

67442nut

Joe,
Although my electronics skills are very limited, I was aware of the transistor thing you mentioned
and I was actually considering doing just what you said as a last option, but, I have some radios with what I believe are more complicated issues.
Thanks for the tip though. I'll probably do that on a couple of them.

skryla

X2 - not cheap but reasonable with excellent results!

ContemporaryGuy

there are lots of shops out there. the problem is Finding people that have the skills, experience, equipment, and are willing to sell their time for a reasonable rate will become more and more difficult so try to compute your auto repair estimate first before trusting ones repair.

Yellowstatue

Most of the GM radios after '62 are fully transistorized...(no tubes) instant on!!!

jaunty75

I remember when I was 7 years old, my grandfather had just bought a '64 Chevy Bel Air, and he just could not get over how the radio would come on the instant he turned it on.

redoldsman

[QUOTE=Bluevista;234167]Could you pull the tubes out and take them down to the dime store and check them on the tube tester machine?

Seems like it was always on Sunday night, but I remember pulling all the vacuum tubes out of the back of the TV and taking them to the tube tester at 7-11. Most of the time it fixed it. Now I am dating myself.