1939 Zenith 9S367 Radio Restoration

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Zenith 9S367. I'm in love with this Zenith. It's perfect and a great example of 1930s Art Deco. Thank you all for your support!

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@robharding5345 3 күн бұрын

For a total novice like me, I find these restoration projects fascinating.

@scottnyc6572 26 күн бұрын

I’m convinced that things were built to last forever whereas later on “planned obsolescence” became the norm.Amazed at the quality of sound and aesthetics of this quality piece.

@brianlastname3808 20 күн бұрын

I would love to have one of these old radios.

@benrose7534 Ай бұрын

Great job by the way that is a beautiful radio I admire your interest and integrity on doing the right restoration

@69Dartman 11 ай бұрын

If you like it as much as it sounds keep it and sell one of the others. Back when I was actively fixing and selling TVs I always wanted one of the big Zenith radios like that. Closest I came was a Airline console I got cheap that I got working. Think I eventually gave it to a friend to put in their cabin as it was big and just not special enough to keep taking up space. Maybe your new place will have more space to place and store your goodies. I had a 12x16 mini barn with a loft built at the house we bought and something similar would make a nice small workshop if the new place doesn't have a shop or big garage.

@ldsnurse9268 Ай бұрын

I'm loving your videos. Thank you.

@anthonydenn4345 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful radio. The design, styling and over the top engineering in these radio's are a shinning example of US development and innovation.

@televisionforever 11 ай бұрын

Completely agree. True works of art inside and out

@Peron1-MC 11 ай бұрын

0:57 woah thats so cool. thats insanely futuristic for a 30s radio :)

@James_Bowie 3 ай бұрын

The recommended way to get those old push buttons off is to gently (!) grind the top surface away with a sanding wheel on a Dremel type tool until the phenolic strip appears. Then the rest of the button will come off easily.

@airman9820 2 ай бұрын

Wow I have this exact mode. This video will help when I get around to restoring mine. Thanks

@john_barnett 11 ай бұрын

Really looking forward to seeing the new workshop! You should put some art deco styling on the walls or something.

@televisionforever 11 ай бұрын

I hope to start collecting more Art Deco art for the workshop

@METEORAMPS 8 ай бұрын

That cut-out happened to me in a pair of EL34s at the same time. The problem was a broken internal solder between the cathodes and the pins. Is a very extrange failure but more extrange if a pair of tubes presents the same thing at the same time.

@Evilslayer73 11 ай бұрын

A beautifull tombstone pick up here :) Zenith are top notch!

@139mg 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful job. 😊😊

@dawitkassa3131 11 ай бұрын

I wish I had one like this one. Placing it in a main room brings more grace.

@a587g 11 ай бұрын

The 9S367 is a real winner. I've got one in my living room and it's sensitive and selective, it has no issue getting 1010, 1020, and 1030 which other sets can't do. Sound is wonderful for a single ended output. It's funny, Zenith made the 9S365, out of the previous year's 9S262, which came with pushbuttons and motorized tuning, expecting it to be a top seller in 1939. The 9S367 ended up selling far more because of the new design and tone controls.

@steventrosiek2623 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful piece of furniture. You restored the electronic portion perfectly. Thanks for a great video.

@TheGmr140 11 ай бұрын

Very impressive work, great stuff

@WelderMetal 11 ай бұрын

nice job , thank you

@cesarremedios3656 8 ай бұрын

Super!!

@James_Bowie 3 ай бұрын

Any chance you could scan the operating instructions booklet and make it available? Can't find it online.

@makyhsmakyhs6766 11 ай бұрын

Hi Jack : did you make the refurbishment of the wooden console by yourself or you just repaired the machine and the electromechanical parts !

@benrose7534 Ай бұрын

I just saw this model for sale MP I have been looking for something like this the radios I do have all working now are Philco model 42-90 a 42-60 a zenith g844 a 1953 zenith transoceanic..working on a Philco model 70 right now..do need to part with some of these don't know where to sell them where anyone wants to buy 1940s radios not as collectable as the 1930s ...the model 70 is 1931..

@user-pr5mr6yz2b 7 ай бұрын

I have one of these, in working condition. Chassis is in very similar condition. Where can I find some of the chassis replacement parts you refer to in the video?

@sgath92 5 ай бұрын

Weird, I have done two of this model # and neither of them had a way to set the line voltage. I wonder if yours was an export model. The slider buttons were also the same length on both sides (left versus right). An intermittent open-fault in the candohm likes to make the 6F6s internally short on these sets. I think the original dial belts were leather, or maybe that was on Spartons instead of Zenith.

@rockhoundingeasternwashing5308 6 ай бұрын

Isn't the green eye tube supposed to fade out and back in as the tuning dial goes from one station to the next? Indicating fine tuning.

@johnnytacokleinschmidt515 2 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's a window that opens and narrows.

@patrickmorrissey2582 3 ай бұрын

Where do you get your capacitors, etc., from?

@patrickmorrissey2582 3 ай бұрын

Do you think it’s worth it to restore to its original or go with modern Bluetooth?

@televisionforever 3 ай бұрын

This has been an ongoing debate among collectors and it’s possible to do both. On many sets I restore for collectors, I add in an AUX cable and a switch so they can switch between AUX (for their phone to hookup) and regular radio. Personally, on sets I restore for myself, I like to keep it as original as possible. I do have a mini-transmitter for my phone so the radio can pickup my music on AM, but usually I don’t like to make physical modern modifications to these sets. I like to keep them as they were made.

@greggromero8205 11 ай бұрын

Was there any video on what it took to installing the belt or did I just miss it?

@televisionforever 11 ай бұрын

I forgot to film that process. I’d like to make a separate video on that for these sets because it’s a bit of a pain

@dtg474 10 ай бұрын

Hey there. Beautiful radio. I have one in my speakeasy at home that stopped working. I love it though. It turns on but i think it needs new tubes. How did you get the chassis out? Is there a step by step process? Thanks. Dave

@televisionforever 10 ай бұрын

The chassis is usually bolted to the cabinet that you can unscrew with pliers. Has your set been restored in the recent past? Replaced the capacitors in the power supply? That's what I've found fails first when a radio doesn't work is something going wrong in the power supply like the filter capacitors.

@dtg474 9 ай бұрын

@televisionforever hi thanks for the reply. Ok I'll look at unbolting the chassis that way. I bought the radio back in April of 2020 and yes I believe that the capacitors were all changed. However, I'd like to take that chassis out and look at it closer. I agree about the filter caps being an issue. Probably a deep dive will reveal more. Probably a new set of tubes would not hurt. Oh, to give you more detail, the radio turns on and I get a buzz. Just reception of any station is non-existant. It did work very good. Then one night I was listening and it cut out. There is a little better history. One last thing on chassis removal. I have to remove the volume knows and shutter dial knob, correct? I really appreciate your reply. Thank you

@televisionforever 9 ай бұрын

@@dtg474 Ahh okay that extra info helps. Getting a buzz is good sign. I would try touching the antenna connection on the back and see if that helps the reception. If not, I would check under the chassis to see if any solder connections came unsoldered

@dtg474 9 ай бұрын

@televisionforever ok thanks for that info. I will check all that out as soon as able. Also, I'll order some tubes, I think it's a start. Probably something easy. Thanks again and I appreciate all your help. Dave

@makyhsmakyhs6766 11 ай бұрын

Hi Jack : I asked you times before without any reply , why ... What is new !