This offering is for a 60 years old german tube radio. Model 1956 – 57. Please take a look at the four. Unfortunately, the sound quality in this videos are inadequate. The radio sounds much better! And maybe the video will not be shown in all countries. Due to the great weight, deliveries to Asia (excluding China and Japan) only on request. In model year 1956/57 Saba brought the Freiburg Automatic 7 in the market, a radio with engine electronics circuit for tuning and volume. With a price of 699.00 DM it was the most expensive automatic radio in this series. In Germany, the average monthly income was DM(German Mark) 184.00, this correspondons to about 100 USD. The development department of Saba was able to realize all the fantastic ideas in this radio. A total of 12 tubes and four big Saba- Greencone-speakers were installed in this high-end radio. No other radio in this time could bring such benefits. High-quality reception characteristics, a powerful amplifier and four outstanding speakers mounted in a nice furniture, what more do you want? A significant development is the automatic tuning. A quick tap on the key in the middle and the scanning will start. If a strong station is found, then stops the automatic. The transmitter is then adjusted precisely. Please note that the automatic scan was developed in 1953. At that time there were fewer FM stations. The performance of the transmitter was lower than today. Therefore, it is possible that the automatic search does not always exact. In this case, it is useful if the automatic is turned off. You will find some interesting data to Saba at the end of the offer. The Freiburg Automatic 7 is a real gem. It was handled very carefully. Through the careful technical and optical restoration, it gives an authentic impression of radio technology that time. The cover for the transmitter marks is screwed and can not be be removed. For the technically interested readers some details. Tubes: EC92, EC92, ECH81, EF89, EM71(new tube NOS), EBF89, EF86, EABC80, ECL80, EC92, EL84. Power: AC 110 – 220Volt. Loudspeakers: 4 Saba Green-Cone Loudspeakers. Dimensions (inch/cm): Broadband 14.2 x 8.7 (36 x 22cm). 6.3 x 4.7 (6.3 x 4.7cm), 2x Ø 8.3. Dimensions: 26.9 x 16.9 x 12.1 inch, (683 x 428 x 307 mm). Net weight: 48 lb 0.3oz (21.8kg). While this radio is attractive and certainly is an eye-catcher, it’s real strength is the chassis. Clean chassis, and in amazing performer. I restored the chassis as well as the housing very carefully. The eleven tube chassis has been cleaned and lubed carefully before restoring. Tar and electrolytic capacitors and a lot of other parts have been replaced. All have been carefully restored. Only if the radio meets my quality standards, and these are very high, then I offer it. Although great attention it is possible that the radio fails. Attached are the service manuals and schematics. The FM provides the amazing thrilling sound these radio are known for. Nevertheless, for serious listening, an external antenna will provide amazing radioreception. Please note this is a Europaen model. FM works up to 100MHz (almost up to 103MHz). A few words about me. I’m radio and television master of the “old school”. The training in Germany will be made dual. This is of great advantage. It means the trainee is formed parallel in the company and at school. The company provides practical knowledge and the school teaches the theoretical fundamentals. After three and a half years there is a final exam in theory and practice. By the master exam is possible to open his own business and young people to train. My training in the craft began in 1967 as the tube technology was at its peak. Over time I have repaired several thousand devices expertly. All offered radios are in my collection for decades. Now I reduce my collection and offering some special pieces here. I will gladly answer your questions about tube radios. I´m using a check-list with approx. 80 points for all work which has to be done in an old tube-radio to make it running for the next fifty years. So I measured all voltages, tested tubes, checked electrical and mechanical components, adjusted the filters, lubricated the mechanics, checked and fastened screws. The dial glass is beautiful, cleaned and polished. And did very much more necessary work. Original speakers all in place and sound great. The sound can be controlled by potentiometres and a button Musik/Sprache(Music/Speech). The furniture was cleaned and polished, but I get his old patina. Please note some pictures reflect furnishings. The finish is original, certainly has the crazing in the finish that is so common to these radios, but it is still shiny and attractive. No apologies for this performance. This beauty radio with it’s lovely furniture, dial glass and speaker grille must not be damaged. I will package this radio personally to make sure it is done correctly. The radio has a very high weight. My packing is overkill, see the pictures and my feedback. This is a used radio from my collection and it is offered by private. Usual signs of use are not listed separately and are no cause for complaint. Your questions will be answered professionally. SABA, some interesting facts. Saba was one of the most popular manufacturers for tube radios in Germany. The company was founded 1835 as a metallurgical company in Villingen in the Black Forest. At first they made watches, some years later they made precision scales for postcards, door bells, bicycle bells and some other metal products. In 1924 the production of spare parts for homemade tube radios begins. In 1927 continued the manufacture of complete radios. The reason for the success was the technical progress linked to the high quality of the products. On the scale of sales volume, Telefunken was the number one, Saba number two and Nordmende number three. In 1938, the number Saba manufactured 1,000,000 tube radios. During the war, Saba fabricate FM transmitters and receivers for tanks. In 1945 the factory was bombed. The production of radios began again in 1947. In 1949 the company had 1,000 employees, the economic volume was 21 million DM. Sensational was the production of automatic radio. The automatic tuning by a motor was probably unique in the fifties. Some names of the modells are Freiburg, Konstanz, Schwarzwald and Meersburg Automatic. Since the early radio broadcasts, Saba was one of the leading companies and well known for its high level of quality. The production of valve radios concluded in 1969. The free listing tool. The item “Vintage German Tube Radio SABA FREIBURG AUTOMATIC 7 produced 1956 4 Speakers” is in sale since Friday, December 18, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone\Radios\Tube Radios\1950-59″. The seller is “radiomanufaktur” and is located in Rhineland-Palatinate. This item can be shipped to United States, to all countries in Europe, to Canada, to China, to Mexico, to Japan, BR.