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Old 12-12-2016, 04:10 PM
 
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Looking for someone who works on old tube radios and record players. Maybe one of the old time TV repair shops?
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Old 12-12-2016, 05:27 PM
 
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Not sure about Scranton but if you don't find anyone Star Electronics in Edwardsville does electronic repair and he has been around for a while.

Star Electronics Repair | Amplifier | Edwardsville, PA

I can tell you he does excellent solder work, I had him put a BIOS chip on motherboard. This has 8 pins to solder and it can fit on the top pencil eraser. You almost need a microscope for it. It was a bad chip and I had someone double check his work before getting another one and the guy said whoever did it does excellent work.
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Old 12-12-2016, 08:59 PM
 
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Finding someone who even knows what a vacuum tube is today is difficult. There's a business in Bingo that repairs old radios and phonographs.


Antique radio and phonograph repair and restoration center | FYLP Restorations - Binghamton, NY


I can't vouch for them but McIntosh Laboratories (also in Bingo) still makes vacuum tube amplifiers and a company in Williamsport (L-3 Communications electron devices division) makes them.
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Old 12-13-2016, 02:18 PM
 
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I'm in Wilkes-Barre, but I have an extra class Ham Radio license and have repaired many old tube radios. I'm 62. Have a military grade tube tester, probably several hundred replacement tubes, but usually I would have to order parts from a supplier which would take a bit of time (maybe an extra week). Usually the only thing they need is replacement power capacitors. As for a phonograph, if it's motor or mechanical parts, they may be hard to find, I did deal once with a gentleman in WV who was able to rebuild a 1940 needle cartridge, don't know if he's still around. If you can't find anyone else, I might be willing to take it on, as long as you are not in a hurry.
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