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Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 1004 reviews.
I’m thrilled to say this power supply brought my great-grandfather’s Grunow 502 back to life! I’d been nervous about powering up a radio this old, but the unit was easy to set up and has run smoothly and reliably ever since. The output is clean and steady, and there’s no hum or flicker. Hearing the old Grunow play again for the first time in decades was incrediable. and this supply made it possible. It’s well made, does exactly what it promises, and I’d recommend it to anyone restoring an antique radio. Thank you for helping keep a family heirloom playing!
Good looking walnut knob, but the shaft hole was not straight, which was a bummer. The faceted sides also have a few noticeable ridges or cut lines around the entire knob which are quite obvious and not really something I expected for the cost of this knob. Seems like a rough cut, unfinished.
Gus replaced G7G , and 6X5, 6J5, 6Q7, and the 6V6 tubes!! And he did got the old Zenith radio up playing Casey Cason’s Sunday feature on it!! Thanks to Ben and River’s Hardwares I’m have nothing to say, but great deals of gratitude,for all the help to get this old baby up and working off my Uncle’s 88 Birthday!! Which he received it from his Dad yrs ago!! Thankyou so Much!! Les Becker. Feature customer.
Took so time to arrived.Was worried but then came from China.Better the expected.Had Hofner bass the controls went bad. Had white pearl plate.Which matched original puck guard.New control plate. Came cream pearloid, oh no. Had to match.This was the only place even close to the right Cream.Worked out way better then dreamed.Mateched fantastically.Even could match pinkie rest.Easy to work with.Tacty to sticky to stuck.Easy to sand and shape.Cutting take some care.Had enough to then upgrade my Washburn J-3 pick guard from black to cream.Now both looking fantastic with that blond wood of them both. Well worth even penny sent and time needed.Both now one of a kind and increased in value.
Restoring the cabinet to my husband's grandparents Silvertone radio from 1935 was a fun project. I can imagine them listening to radio broadcasts in their Minnesota cabin.
The dial glass rubber gasket turned out absolutely perfect. Throughout the many years your products have completed MANY restored tube radios to original style. THANKS, CHUCK
Great cloth to restore this old radio. You can't see it real well behind the wood but it does look really nice. The cloth had a brassy dark gold with a black background.
The brass knobs as they came are beautifully made. Cleanly machined and the knurling was immaculate.
I chose to age them a little so I used white vinegar and salt vapor, which I think worked really well.
Build isn't 100% complete, but screwed knob on shifter to get a feel for the look. Everything looks good and It's going to be a great addition to my custom bike. No one will have a shiter knob like this. Big River does quality work. I worked with Ben and he was detail oriented and made sure everything was good to go before he started. Will definitely use Big River again if I need something custom.
