[Hammarlund] Silk Screened Front Panel for HQ 129X

[Dave Lowenstein]

Congratulations on the HQ-129-X.  It is a fine receiver, especially for
listening to AM.  Mine is one my Dad bought new in 1946.  The paint is
worn down to the bare metal around the bandspread knob from him tuning
for DX while studying for exams and he made post-war DXCC #20 using it. 
A few tubes have been replaced over the years but it's still on all the
original capacitors and works fine.  I don't plan on changing anything
that's still working on this receiver.  Now if it was one of an unknown
pedigree that had been bashed up from sliding around in the back of a
pick-up between hamfests, it might be a different story.  I don't believe
in the necessity of "shot-gunning" all the capacitors but some do.  Good
luck with yours.

73,
Dave
N7AF

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:10:01 -0800 (PST) John King <k5pgw at yahoo.com>
writes:
> Who makes the "aftermarket" front panels for the HQ
> 129X receiver, if anyone? I have a restored HQ 129X
> with the new panel on it.
> 
> Tomorrow, I will replace the tubular paper capacitors
> in my unrestored HQ 129X. After tweaking, I will
> repaint the cabinet and restore it to its' original
> Black cabinet. Would like to find a "new" front panel,
> eventhough the original will probably clean up fairly
> well.
> 
> The HQ 129X I will start on tomorrow was purchased new
> in the summer of 1948 at Montgomery Ward in Sherman,
> Texas for $139.00 according to the note pasted to the
> inside of the top lid of the cabinet. I am allegedly
> the second owner and the caps appear to be original
> ones......WAX ones by Cornell...
> 
> Can someone tell me where I might find someone who
> does "new" HQ 129X front panels?? Thanks and 73, John,
> K5PGW (since 1958)
>