We have three outside storage facilities for all this stuff, so sometimes it's more work trying to find a part than it is to fix the customer's radio. Antique Radio Store ties into a worldwide network of specialty radio-parts suppliers and servicers for such things as knobs, dial bezels and specialty woods and cloth. That's why we have specialty manufacturers doing these things. We even have replacement speaker grille cloth. It sells for 5 cents a square inch, and it comes in a choice of patterns and colors, all of which were used in the old days.
Parts are extra.
We've determined our labor, and the flat-fee servicing makes the most sense for us and our customers. Hofeld says the reproductions are popular in offices, dens and kitchens with people who want to capture nostalgia, but want the dependability of transistors and integrated circuits. Those with a technical bent will find electronics kits, components for cat's whisker crystal sets, and older test equipment for sale, including tube testers. They've been taking extra money out of people's pockets for years. The customer would call the pharmacist over and ask what to do, and the answer usually was to buy a new tube.