01-08-2010, 10:00 PM
Thanks for the tip on the manual. I waivered on buying it, as the schematic on Nostalgia Air has the alignment information and is OK, but decided it might have information on the shadow meter and so forth, so bought it.
Ron, your experience with the darkly-finished portions of Philco radios of that era is interesting. The wood on the 116B and my 620B does not have nice grain, as it is more like the grain on plywood, so the finish has to be such a dark walnut that it is almost black. Obtaining that with spray cans would require numerous coats, as I tried it on the 620B. Instead, I'll use dark walnut stain, then lacquer.
The Philco 116B is one gigantic "midget" radio - 23.5" high by 15.75" wide!
Ron, your experience with the darkly-finished portions of Philco radios of that era is interesting. The wood on the 116B and my 620B does not have nice grain, as it is more like the grain on plywood, so the finish has to be such a dark walnut that it is almost black. Obtaining that with spray cans would require numerous coats, as I tried it on the 620B. Instead, I'll use dark walnut stain, then lacquer.
The Philco 116B is one gigantic "midget" radio - 23.5" high by 15.75" wide!
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