Rich Woolf (of American Station Wagon Owners'
Association fame -- Rich organized the spectacular annual convention last
June) was looking for a radio repair guy, and here's my
experience:
George Found
Grandpa's Radio Shop (he's not the Grandpa, he
just works on your Grandpa's radios (and TVs - pre-1960 only)
26 Queenston Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario N2B 2V5
519-576-2570
George has done radios for me for two 1961
Cadillacs, a 1958 New Yorker Town & Country, a 1968 Chrysler Town &
Country and a 1958 Packard Coupe. On the '58 Packard, George even turned the
yellowed plastic buttons back to their original white, with some pretty
delicate sanding. On the '58 Chrysler, George left his booth at the
Canadian equivalent of Hershey and walked with me to the opposite side of the
flea market to confirm my suspicion that I had just discovered the
correct 7-button Electro-Touch tuner for the '58 Chrysler, which he took
home to rebuild for me, so I could do a "hot-swap" later. He's also rebuilt a
few speakers for me, when needed.
The 1968 Imperial convertible that I just
purchased (yes, Virginia, there IS some Imperial content) has an inoperative
radio, though the factory 8-track works great, so George will be doing that
one for me, over the winter.
So, Rich, I can highly recommend George's
services and if you prefer to send it to me, I'd be happy to take it to
George's shop for you, since I'm going there anyway. (He has an amazing
collection of early radios and pre-war TVs, and phones that go back to the
wooden ones, so a visit there is always interesting.)
Dick
Woodside
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