[R-390] Very Nice 390A, Hope You Are Sitting Down

[Jon & Valerie Oldenburg]

> It's not obvious who the restorer was on this.  From what I understand,
> Chuck doesn't do gear train teardowns and usually refits with IERC
shields.
  I
> thought Rick Mish puts in diodes and some other mods which aren't apparent
I must interject here. Both Chuck and Rick do complete gear train tear downs
on restorations. Chucks are usually refitted worth the IREC shields, I have
seen photos of Mish jobs using them too. Rich has been known for some more
over the edge cosmetic details, which have been documented on the list. It
is an exceptionally clean example, I don't recall what Chuck's recent foray
in to e-Bay sales this past year yielded on prices. It's hard to predict
prices. An auction offered by a well known restorer, or in this case dealer/
museum ( hey with all my stuff this is a museum here?) will offer a degree
of confidence and possibly a higher price. I doubt shill bidding to
establish a new level  for the receivers in this case, mainly due to the
doubling of  the recent  price range in this case.  I've always maintained
great photos make or break an auction, and these are great ones. They appear
to have grabbed the attention of someone with deep pockets. Just my 2-cents
worth Jon AB9AH