This capacitor is still good!

One of the first things I noticed was that the wipers on the rheostats were missing!

  Luckily I found some rheostats in my junk box that had removable wipers that would fit. They're not original,and they're not the same, but they should work.

One of the 2 transformers are open, so that will need to be dealt with. Only 1 of the 5 tubes is good (to be expected).

The variable caps scare me. They have the pot metal look, but they seem to be ok.

 The tuning shafts are unusual. They are a short threaded stub. A small aluminum bushing is threaded on and the set screw on the knob is tightend to that. The problem is that they unscrew going in one direction. I'll need to add some locktite to the threads.

      That worked well

 Now to deal with the bad transformer (only the secondary is bad). I've had success in the past just replacing the core of these transformers with a more modern one, but since the studs are riveted in rather than having screw posts I don't think it's advisable. Instead I'll do an R/C bypass. 

  The more I dig into this set, the more problems I find. I have 2 broken tube sockets that I'll need to repair/replace. I did work around the sockets, clipped in my R/C replacement, put in working tubes, a speaker, and applied power. Nothing. Dirty power switch. Now I get a slight hum from the speaker but no voltage on the filaments.

to be continued...