Tecnico Aristocrat 750 Radio Restoration - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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- I was given this big ugly duckling of a radio because it looked hideous and headed for the dump. But after a clean up and some basic electronic repair it looks mightily impressive in my collection. It could have been a different story for this unwanted piece of radio history but who would be stupid enough to take it on?
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Buy the way, I am in the TV industry, and your video work is second to none......a lot of effort is always put in......people dont realise how much goes into shooting and editing.......but I am glad you guys at the top level do.....this is more than just a restore video.....to me its documenting history and skill for those that come after we are long gone.
Hi Harb, thanks for your comment. You are right, there is a lot goes into making the videos and setting up cameras etc so thanks for noticing. I'm trying to get better results, my biggest issue at the moment is camera focusing I have to set the focus manually on each camera sometimes and they are still out of focus 😄
Hey David. Andrew from Melbourne here. A family friend of mine brought over an exact same Aristocrat for me to play with....I was 13 years old. Rod Stewarts Maggie May was big at that time. I turned 60 today....9th April 2021 and have loved tube amps ever since. I sold a lot of radios as a kid and I'm kicking myself now. That word hindsight. I had an external antenna tied to the chimneys and I often picked up AM signals from Sydney stations at night. Your work is second to none. I now own a Primaluna stereo tube amp running 8 EL34s and 6 12AU7s. It cost me 5 grand but is worth every cent. My Leak Stereo 20 Amplifier is waiting to be restored. The pre-amp has all the original knobs....a rarity today but I love it. I love your channel. This is how things should be done. Keep up the great work, Andrew.
Hi Andrew, I had a console radio that I picked up from a neighbour and put in my little work shed, (converted chicken shed) Maggie May was on all the time and when I hear it now I remember my shed and the smell of the furniture wax they used at the time. Your Primaluna amp would be amazing, that's some top gear. The Leak 20 is a nice unit too, from the late 50s I think. Thanks Andrew 😀
I used to love to go to the TV repair store in the 60's with my dad. He had this shoe box full of vacuum tubes. Once a year, for some reason he went to buy tubes. First we would spend 15-20 minutes with the tube tester. A flip chart told you what settings to put the tester at in order to test the tube. Mostly it had 5 or 6 presets for filament voltage. Plug it in. The tube would glow and the the needle would tell you if the tube was bad. If it was bad, I have the honor and priveledge of cranking up the filament voltage, click by click. as it glowed and then burned out. Very satifying for a 12 year old.
That sounds like fun, I just chuck them, next time I'll see what she'll take 😃
It is kind of sad that today's TVs and radios are designed to be almost impossible to repair when they break. Some components are even packed in resin to make them this way.
I was the designated tube checker in the family. I'd pull all the tubes, ride my bike down to the 7-Eleven (convenience store) and check every one. They even had a stock of tubes in the bottom of the tester.
@@1973Washu I have, on TH-cam, seen many modern TVs fixed and some for only $0.50 in parts.
14th December 1947 ....was a Sunday ... marvellous to see the ugly ducking come up so wonderfully well! The original Bakelite looks so much better unpainted!!!
Was it? I just put the date that was on there back on in the same place so either I misread the date or they were on overtime 😀 Yes, it looks good 😀
The beauty of a great restoration is a universal value, it is never subjective - - I said that!
@@JohnSmith-eo5spwowww
You really are very skilled and thorough in your restoration work. You put in a great deal of effort with worthy results. Well done sir.
Thanks Lynton 😃
DAVID TiPiON WAT A KOOL 1947 TECNICO ARISTOCRAT 750 RADIO RECEIVER I LIKE YoUR VIDEOS WHEN YOU HAVE TIME TEX ME
I used to love watching my uncle back in the day bring back to life old TVs and radios. People didn't replace things back then, they got them fixed. I love watching your videos, they take me back to my youth. You do a great job..... I'm not a technician and don't claim to understand everything still, it fascinates me. Thank you David Tipton
Thanks Vince, it's nice to think back to earlier days and it's a great feeling when a radio or TV springs back to life 😃
Two words: Pure Art!
Hi Arya Prime , Thank you 😃
Very nice work with a fine sense of craftsmanship, expertise, safety, and patience! Greetings from Kauai.
Thank You Dr Skip, Kauai? in Hawaii Isn't it? Greetings :-)
Thank you! Terrific. Takes me back to the 50's trying to keep the radio alive listening to "Radio Free Europe" from the US. Cheers!
Hi John, that is an old memory. All the best 😃
Loved the presentation. I recovered one from a dump trailer back in 1976, and enjoyed using it. It had short wave as well as a line input, but was lost in a house move. The most notable feature is the cylindrical mould of the bakelite surrounding the speaker, perhaps assisting 'purity' of the tone. Would have been a luxury item in its time...
I noticed the chassis had different control knob configurations pre-drilled. I would have sounded pretty good back in the 70s with AM still the main radio platform... and short wave too 😃
After spending years fixing and building valve amps I have now turned my attention to radios It's good to see another Australian restoring these beautiful devices. Good work David..
I hope you get great satisfaction from radio restoration, there's no better feeling than when your project first crackles into life 😁
I agree with Chris B. It looks 100% better without the white paint! They put a pretty large speaker in those radio's back then! You did a tremendous job on that radio and it came out beautiful as always! I enjoyed the video and will watch more!
Thanks Jammerk40. It's a big speaker and has a big sound to match. Thanks for watching 👍😀
It is a pleasure to watch a real craftsman at work. I knew you were one of the few when I saw you check the tubes. Most technicians fail to do this unless they're is a problem, and they can't find any other cause for it. You should be proud. I am 77 years old and restoration was part of my life for 60 plus years of those. I too kept to detail, and only settled for the best. Cudo's to you, and keep up the great work.
Thanks Janes 👍🙂
David i could praise you all day, but that wouldn't give you more than the personal satisfaction you must have achieved from this fantastic build
Exactly George, the result is the main thing, always was. Thanks 🙂
Brilliant job.. Another classic saved from the dump and given a rebirth and new life.. Many thanks David for the insight into your highly skilled and dedicated work..
Hi Pete, thank you, I enjoy what I do so that helps 😀
Hi David, your videos take me right back to my days as an Apprentice Radio Servicing Engineer and I am able to follow your every step. Happy days! thanks for the memories.
That's great SoRTs6233 nice to know 👍😀
Hello friend, you are very good at restoring radios, inside and out, it is just like factory, greetings from Tenerife Spain.
Hi Agustín in Tenerife 👋 Thank you
Fantastic restoration. Wonderful to see the bakelite looking so glossy.
Thanks rockabillycat1954 😃
What a truly fabulous job David.
I love watching your work on these radio resto jobs. Your workmanship is just incredible.
Thank you Stephen, I try 🙂
Love the look of that bakelite. Glad it polished up to look original. I learned tube electronics in the late '50's and still like the way those old radios can be brought back to a second life. Thanks for the great job!
Thank you George, the Bakelite was good under the paint. Tube radios have a special appeal 🙂
Very very nice work on the chassis and that cabinet looks terrific with all of that old white paint removed with just the bakelite with no paint that definitely was the right way to go. Thanks for the great restoration video.
Thank you LUCKYLARRY 😄
Nicely restored. Beautifully explained. Thanks
Thank you manoj 🙂
WOW, impresionante tu trabajo! Me encantan los radios antiguos y he aprendido sobre restauración a través de personas como tú qué comparten su conocimiento. Saludos desde ciudad de México.
Muchas gracias por tu comentario Enrique. Hola de Brisbane 🙂 (thanks to Google translator)
@@DavidTipton101 guess what? I could read it living in the usa for 72 years so far. You would think the woman who was looking at me and my dog today could understand my english, but no, she was mexican with a small child. I don't know how to say they popped a balloon down the street, but I can say a few things.
David, what a fabulous job you have done of an old radio, your effort of cleaning and restoring this beauty to its former glory. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas on our radio hobby. Cheers & Beers mate. Have a good day. :-))))
Hi Dennis, thank for your kind comments. Mmmm... Beer 🍻
You are doing a real good job on these antiques, I've restored some old amplifiers like Bogen, and DuKane, nothing like you just capacitors and resistors, nothing cosmetic. Maybe wipe the dust off. Good job , keep it up.
Thanks James, I'll try 👍🙂
That radio looks a LOT better naked. That turned out really well. Makes it look classy too., Great job.
Thanks tarstarkusz 😊
What a wonderfully soothing restoration. Even my cat Julia were like glued to the video for like half an hour! Absolutely love the old bakelite, such character. Thanks for making these great videos.
Hi Indiskret1 , thank you to you and your cat 😸😃
Awesome. Keep it up... We need more people like you... Great work....!!!!
Thanks Peter, I appreciate your comment
Really nice work.
I grew up with vacuum tubes. My first transistors didn't like my cathode warming ;-) Many years later I found a Halicrafters Sky Buddy for 2 dollars because it didn't work. When I inspected the guy, I found that two tubes with the same socket had been exchanged. Placing them in their right place made my radio work again. Some old leaking capacitors replaced and we were on air again.
Thanks for your video that created some emotions just now.
Hi Renato, $2 for a Hallicrafters is pretty good 😮 Thanks for your comment and sharing your story, Cheers 😃
Another terrific restoration video...and the radio is set for its second life of 70 years. 👍🤓
Let's hope so Steven, thanks 😃
Thanks for taking the time to document your work, I really enjoyed it. :)
It my pleasure Brian 👍🙂
It's wonderful watching a master at his craft. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Jayna, thank you 😃
You do a wonderful job. You make radio restoration look really easy. It’s not! 😎
Ha-ha... I don't think so when I was tackling that 70 year old paint 😃 thanks Super Het
Somehow missed the transformation of the ugly duckling into this little beauty before, so belated thanks for an afternoon's entertainment and "electronics edification."
Thanks Moshe, it's my pleasure 😀
Work very well done and very organized. I was very excited to watch this video until the end. Congratulations!
Thanks for the feedback dlfavilla
How to contact David Tipton by email - Peter O’Brien as I have a fantastic home made ham radio made by my late father and I can send photos - All I require is the email address - cheers Peter
I never understand what you're doing but sure enjoy watching you do it. How cool to bring back old radio's.
Hi Wiley CoyoteSr, very happy you enjoyed it without knowing exactly what is taking place 👍😀
Beautiful job !
Thanks Randy 🙂
Congratulations! You did a very competent work, thanks for the lesson
Thank you Eduard 😃
Absolutely awesome craftsmanship. Well done Dave. 👏👏
Thanks Jamal 😀
Fico fascinado com a tecnica e seu trabalho de reviver os radios ........parabens mestre
obrigado pela aula
O prazer Silvio 😀
I love the way you restored this Radio and she Cam out Beautifully with out the Paint, Very well Done, you now have a New Subscriber..
Thanks Pica, it doed look good without the old paint 😀
Another piece of beautiful art thanks to your amazing ability, thank you X
Thanks again Shady 🙂
Yet another miracle restoration.
Interesting watching your work & methods.
Thanks for the video !
Thank you CXensation 😀
This is one the finest radio restorations I've seen here. What a great job.👍👍👍👍👍
Wow thanks Wire Works 😃
It’s really nice to see a restoration which is well done. These usually are awful to watch but you truly know what you’re doing. I’ve been doing this since 1966 and I always try to find the most original way to do that. Unfortunately the electrolytics are problematic and you must use modern looking ones. You assembled then really neatly so they don’t interfere the overall view. I have made my daytime job in a TV station where I took care of studio cameras and video tape recorders. So this kind of hobby is relaxing.
Hi mattikaki, thank you so happy you enjoyed the video. The electros are way too old now and I change them and any other wax caps. If there is limited room I sometimes restuff the old chassis mounted aluminium cans 🙂
I'm amazed that the factory would have covered up that case. Great work David
Hi Tim, the radios were offered in different painted colours, it was extra to get a painted one. I'm sure it looked good painted when new 😃
I will use a loose phrase I once heard in a service workshop years ago - "the ugly duckling is now a beautiful swan" - at the time, it was about a TV with some damage that was eventually fixed (and led to a very expensive bill for the customer) but I am applying it to your successful radio repair/restore here. Awesome looking and sounds good now. :)
Yes RJ, it's beauty was well hidden, it just needed a little attention to bring it out 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 The "ugly" part of the radio (in my opinion) was mostly the appearance of the case; not the overall design or chassis. I don't know if it was hand-painted or sprayed, but it looked hideous (as you mentioned). Now it looks great and more natural.
@@RoughJustice2k18 It was a factory paint job, painted radios usually cost a pound or 2 more than the bakelite version. It probably looked pretty good 70 years ago 😁
David Tipton , they all looked great, when painted and new. Over the years, the paint would get chipped, scratched and faded. Then, if smokers lived in the house, the radio would additionally look more ugly and stained, like yours, before you refinished the cabinet. Now yours looks great. Yours seems to have a strong cabinet, but the Bakelite ones here in the USA during the 1940s and early 1950s were pretty thin and fragile. A three foot drop on to a hard floor would shatter the cabinet into several pieces. Great video!
A Fantastic Job on bringing this Radio back to life and nice touch on the date stamps on
speaker it will play on for years to come A+++ .
Thank you Nick. It was a surprise it turned out so good, well worth the effort I think 🙂
VERY nice work! It turned out very nice and sounds awesome! Looks fantastic.
Thanks Gregg, you're doing some good stuff too 👍 🙂
I have found all your video on restoration of vintage radio a pure joy. You remind me of myself. I love repairing old stuff and have renewed many radios in my day. Your delivery on each part of the repair is educational, down to earth, and with just the right amount of humility and levity. Please don’t stop making your videos. You’ve developed quite a following. Terrific.
Peter Dubno
Thank you Peter you are very kind 😀
You know Dave, I barely understand what your doing or how you do it, but I could watch it for hours on end. I have followed Shang, Glassslinger and the PHD himself Carlson., and I love every minute of it. You all seem to have different methodology and ways of detecting and problem solving and I love watching it. I'm a sick man. And that goes for old TV's too. It's magic to see. It's art, and I hope someone out there, Keeps Making the old tubes and all the different, harder to get things that make this so special!
Hi Tyron. We are all different although doing much the same thing. I'm happy you get so much satisfaction watching everyone's videos. Cheers! 😃
I was spellbound, thanks for sharing this with us, more, more please.Regards carl, G0lka
Hey thanks Carl, I hope to get a video out every two or three weeks
Nice work, very qualified service and beautiful radio. 73 from Brazil.
Thanks Paulo. Yes, it is a nice radio and the case came up so well too. Cheers in Brazil 🙂
A beautiful, careful and loving restoration, very Well done sir.
Thank you Ray 😊
Your work is amazing. Fantastic restoration. Very well done!
Thanks Detroit8V92tta 😄
David, you are amazing to watch, love your attention to detail. Looks a lot better after then it was, actually a beautiful radio!
Hi Pozer714, this radio looks and works very well, the large speaker is very noticeable sound wise 😀
Wonderful work, David. Thank you for the video. I repair and collect vintage model steam engines (mostly German).
So satisfying to get them working again .
Hi John, now that is an interesting hobby, you get to make tiny parts to get the engines back to original, very satisfying 😃
That radio looks and sounds beautiful. Of course, you've spoiled us completely in our expectations! Great job on so many fronts: Analyzing and saving the power transformer, dial mechanism repair, variable capacitor cleanup, and that job on the case ... what a beauty!
It's a brute of a mantle radio Jeff but it looks and sounds fantastic. Thank you 😀
Really enjoyed the video. The result is outstanding. Sounds great and looks vintage. Thanks.
Thank you birdie399 👍🙂
Very professional !!!
Thanks willie yargher
You work harder and have done a better job on this radio because you work hard than most doing radio restores on TH-cam. The work you did to repair damage and corrosion and to refinish the complete radio is well worth noting.
Your video is better filmed and then edited or whatever that is called; the production is correct my wife says. Your video is a good match for your restoration work. If you do that too you are a very talented fellow. Hats off for a job well done in this restoration and video production.
Thank you Jeff and your wife, you are very kind 👍😃
It doesn't even look like the same radio, beautiful restoration and sounds great :-D
I was given a hifi to clean up for a blind man, he smoked like a chimney, it was covered with a thick coating of niccoteen, just touching it made the hand stick to it like glue (Horrible).
After cleaning with warm water and washing up liquid, it was a really nice unit.
The niccoteen seemed to protect it from scratches, and the bowl of poo-eee water was disgusting.
I'm glad i never took up the habit of smoking.
Thanks zx8401ztv. I worked on commercial aircraft and in the early years when smoking was allowed the entire inside of the aircraft was covered in tar. It was good for finding pressurisation leaks though 😄
Wow! absolutely gorgeous!
It's a great radio and looks great in my collection 🙂
Wow what a difference........that looks so much better non painted.
I agree Harb 😊
Simply beautiful. Well done indeed !
Thank you Simon 🙂
Absolutely a beautiful restoration
Thanks Michael 🙂
Quelle patience, quelle minutie.
Bravo.
Merci Vincent 😃
Hello David
The housing has become very good.
The chassis looks like new again.
The radio works very well after the restoration .
A lot of work that has been successful .
thumbs up
greets
Uli
Hello Uli, thank you for your comment 👍😃
Well David it is hard to find words that others have already used to describe your great passion for the work you do.
I'll just say Splendiferous.
I was going for supercalifragilisticexpialidocious but Splendiferous will do 😄 Thanks Ernie 👍🙂
Amazing Renovation!
Thanks Michael 😀
Beautiful restoration indeed.
Hi David. Yes, Tecnico did make electrolytic and paper capacitors, many other components as well. The reason that each side of the H.T. winding on the transformer measures a different resistance is that the outer winding has more wire, although it has the same number of turns. 😊
Ahh... yes that makes sense Stuart, I was starting to realise that resistance was not an indicator of transformer condition. Turns are the deciding factor of output but I couldn't work out why the resistance was always different. Thanks for letting me know, with no formal radio training it's great to get feedback and pick up information like that. Cheers :-)
Lovely restoration David, always a joy to watch your channel !
Thank you Pete 😀
Amazing work! I absolutely loved the moment you recreated the factory prints on the speaker and tubes! Good job!
Hi su2pect, thanks 🙂
De Costa Rica un saludo y mi admiración por sus reparaciones con los Radios antiguos mis felicitaciones
Gracias Gerardo. Saludos a Costa Rica desde Australia 😀
Another wonderful restoration. Thank you.
Hi Chris, thank you 👍🙂
Daviid, I wouldn't have bothered to walk across the isle to look at that radio at a swap meet. It truly looked like it was ready for the junk pile. You did an amazing job restoring it into to a beautiful radio anyone would be proud to display and use. I am impressed by your skill and patience in doing your restorations.
Hi Terry, I turned down this radio when it was offered for sale, "good lord no!" I said. Days later the gentleman offered it to me free and I reluctantly picked it up. I'm so glad I did 😀 Thank you for your kind words.
Really you have done an excellent restoration to its original look...!!!
Thank you K G SIVAPRASAD 😃
Your skillset never fails to impress me, amazing and I am learning from you so thank you so much.
Thank you RSP 😀
Beautiful radio with a most unusual Dial Face. Great Work!
Hi Richard, the dial was typical for here but I get a lot of comments about them so clearly not common elsewhere 🤔🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Face Dials varied about as much as did the cabinet style.
Airline had a "Movie Dial" which actually used a strip of 35 MM film for the Stations with the name of the City and the call letters of the Station. Some even used a rotary similar to the old Rotary Dial Phones. The Airline "Movie Dial" radio is probably one of the most unique Face Dials on any radio ever made. Packard Bell used what they called a "Stationized Dial" for many years with the City name and the Station call letters. Zenith also had some very unusual what they called Robot Shutter Dials which were also different and today quite collectible.
@@richardmcleod5967 I've seen some of those on TH-cam videos. I have a radio with the phone dialer and projectograph station numbers although the holes for the dialer had been designed out on my model leaving a large knob in the middle of the dial. It's always interesting to see the dial as it's the main part of the radio to a large extent.
@@DavidTipton101 The Movie Dial Radio was made for Montgomery Ward's Department Stores in the States. They were a competitor of Sears Roebuck and other such large Department Stores. The Movie Dial Radio was made under the AIRLINE brand used by Montgomery Ward's Department Stores. They used many companies to make their radios but the Wells Gardner Company out of Chicago made the Movie Dial radios for them. The Wells Gardner Radio Corp. was known for very well made radios, often unique in style as the Movie Dial one certainly is a good example.
The Movie Dial radio came in a Farm Radio (for remote areas lacking electricity) for use with a Battery and also a grand Console of massive size with one of the most beautiful escutcheons in an art deco style on any radio ever made. The actual dial is 35MM film, and if damaged is almost impossible to have repaired. The mechanism is also quite complicated and not easy to work on, but if in good shape, it is one of the most unusual and easy to read large Dial Faces on any radio. There may be someone out there these days who restores or can come up with new strips of the 35MM film, but they would have to be made individually.
The Movie Dial radios were made in the 1930's when everyone went to the movies and it is easy to see how having such a radio would interest the public and sold to the average "Joe" through Montgomery Ward's Department Stores out of their catalogs!
With a large and impressive Dial Face, one actually looks at the radio when listening to it, especially during the evenings in a darkened room.
@@richardmcleod5967 Thanks for the info Richard. I found one on Radio Museum www.radiomuseum.org/r/montgomery_62_337.html
Awesome restoration!
Hi Todd, Thanks 🙂
So refreshing to see someone locally posting videos like these. i am a new member of the hrsa, located in Goulburn NSW, keep up the good work o0ut there mate, hopefully meet up some time soon in person.
I do get to attend some of the HRSA meetings from time to time. I'm happy to say hello. Welcome to HRSA 👍🙂
Really unbelievable passion to restore that radio. Well done David. What I like is your experience in valve based electronics.
Thank you Haval 🙂
Really does look much better without the hideous paint! Very nice work.
The case on this one is superb 😀
Fantastic! Great choice going with the bakelite.Well done sir.
Hi Mark, thank you, it looks very smart in the bakelite 🙂
Wow, I’m impressed, greatings from Holland.
Hi Mark, greeting to Holland 👋😃
Just found the channel. Your videos are top notch. Nothing to worry about with the production values.
Thank you Peter, that's very kind of you 🙂
Some parts had slipped out of my memory now they have sprung all of a sudden So nostalgic,man
These stiff things don’t recognize time
They bring back a lot of memories to a lot of folks it seems Edgar Allan Poe, Thank you 😃
It's great to see, Thanks. Tubes are getting awfully expensive now.
Hi Dave, Thanks for the feedback. I get a lot of tubes from radio club auctions and car boot (trunk) swap meets but if I have to buy single ones and include postage it can be very expensive. Oh well :-)
Amazing, wonderful restoration indeed
Thanks Rajendra 😀
One of the better restorations on utube! subbed.
Thanks Golf Man 😀
I think: the best!
Very nice job on the radio and the video. Looking forward to more.
Thanks, stay tuned Phillip
I'm a new subscriber and I am thoroughly enjoying your channel. What a great job you made on this project. I was so impressed with you dial indicator cord replacement, I always struggle. You have great patience and skill. Thank you for posting.
Hi Dave, thanks. I have patience at somethings but not others, you should see me in a Doctor's waiting room, train station etc... 😄
Fantastic Restoration. Really enjoy seen it.
Thank you Tony 🙂
Gorgeous set. And a very nice work, congrats!
Thank you Gaita 😃
That radio is great,congratulations.
Thanks Gerardo 😄
Excellent job. Great to see. Cheers from Denmark, Scandinavia.
Hi Brian, thanks for your comment, I hope to visit Denmark someday 😉
@@DavidTipton101 That day will come nearer as travel prices drops.
Once you needed to sell the pearl white Rolls Royce to afford a plane ticket. Nowadays a sellout of your cassette tapes can do it.
Who knows. By tomorrow a unique picture of your dinner on Facebook or a video on TH-cam describing the first Australian beer might be enough :D
In any way, you'd be welcome :)
I find it hard to believe what I've missed throughout the years. You know very well that there are so many old-timer children's educational TV shows that I never even knew that really existed as well during the Radical 60s movement and the restless (early) 70s.
Thanks George 🙂
Amazing Restoration. Pure Art. A beauty restauration work . Looks so better in Bakelite. Greetings
Hi Luis, thank you 😃
Großartige Arbeit. Grüße aus Deutschland
Danke, Hallo nach Deutschland 👋