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This stunning early 20th century “banjolin” was brought to the workshop recently in need of a new skin and a general clean and setup.  You can see my little helper in the picture showing off this beautiful piece. Overall, the instrument was in very good condition. The...

In for repair today is a portable Robertson Gramophone. I was unable to find any information on on this gramophone. It seemed as though the spring had seized and needed to be taken out of the motor assembly, cleaned and regreased.         Here is a picture of...

This was bought at an auction and brought straight to me for a check-up. Overall, it was in very good condition. But, with the components being over 50 years old, I felt the major power handling devices needed replacing. This radiogram was going to see use afterall. A full...

  This is an amplifier I was asked to build. It was designed by a UK based company called AmpMaker. It has one 12ax7 preamp valve and two 6l6 output valves. A custom cabinet was made to fit the amp.       It is swithable between one, six and twelve watt. This...

I couldn’t escape the opportunity to test this beautiful radiogram in the sunshine. Remember when we got sun in summer? This radiogram was untouched internally. It had seen very little use.  All the controls and switches were cleaned. The filters responded very well to...