Bose Sound Dock -> 1940's Radio Conversion

How I converted a non-functional 1940's radio to house my Bose Sound Dock

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I have a Bose Sound Dock, which plays the music from an iPod. I also have a farmhouse that dates to the Civil War. My wife and I decided to decorate in period, and keep the rooms looking 'old'. She is an antique dealer, and came across a 1940's tube radio that did not work.

I decided to modify the radio case to accommodate the Bose Sound Dock. First, I pulled the three knobs off of the front.

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Nov 27, 2007. 8:38 PMOhm says:

Bows his head in silence for another old radio, not destroyed per say but ruined by lack of interest. Not to say it is a bad idea but since these radios are getting harder and harder to find I think they should be preserved. I need to do an instructable on bringing an old radio back to life and cleaning it up. If you want it to play your ipod use a modulator to transmit the signal from the ipod to the radio and have it sound authentic.

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Jun 10, 2011. 6:11 AMkerkstoel says:

I agree ...

I am in the vintage bussines and I come accros loads of cool radios
from different times. I am hoping to find a way to integrate/play an Mp3
connection without ruining, let's call it, the integrity of the device.

By this I mean maybe adding an amplifier with radio/mp3. Most devises
have plenty of room left inside.

Is this just a stupid idea or not ... how do I start up a thing like this. I
believe I can save quite some old(er) radio's from the dump ....

Would love to know what you guys think ....
D.

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