10-01-2005, 07:24 PM
Ron,
Looks like it'll be a great radio, and for a good price, too!
As long as we're going toward metioning favorite Philcos, this one, a 37-650 console, which happened to be my first Philco/console/wood/transformer radio, and I'm still impressed with it's looks and performance. Found it in a SE Minnesota antique store for about $40.
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This was also the one I probably learned the most from, which might be a kind way of saying it was my "mistake" radio.
What I mean by that is what I learned from the mistakes made on this one helped with many others that followed in the years to come.
Things such as restoring the bakelite caps. I made the mistake of tearing them out completely and replacing them with terminal strips to hold the components in place. Won't do that again! (Then again, you wouldn't know unless you pulled the chassis out to look). Electronically, it's OK, but....it ain't quite right!
Also, the finish is a little uneven. The top half looks fantastic, but the bottom half came out too dark - tried to hide some veneer craks, and went too far with the toner. A rookie's mistake for sure, but some time in the future, should I have the time to do so (retirement?), I could do it over again.
All things considered, it didn't come out too bad. I love the shadow meter and the warm glow of the round dial. It sounds terrific! Definately a keeper - it holds a place of prominence in our second bedroom.
Each one has a story to go with it. I'll provide a few more in the months to come.
Bill
Looks like it'll be a great radio, and for a good price, too!
As long as we're going toward metioning favorite Philcos, this one, a 37-650 console, which happened to be my first Philco/console/wood/transformer radio, and I'm still impressed with it's looks and performance. Found it in a SE Minnesota antique store for about $40.
[Image: http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/p...37d6ae.jpg]
This was also the one I probably learned the most from, which might be a kind way of saying it was my "mistake" radio.
What I mean by that is what I learned from the mistakes made on this one helped with many others that followed in the years to come.Things such as restoring the bakelite caps. I made the mistake of tearing them out completely and replacing them with terminal strips to hold the components in place. Won't do that again! (Then again, you wouldn't know unless you pulled the chassis out to look). Electronically, it's OK, but....it ain't quite right!
Also, the finish is a little uneven. The top half looks fantastic, but the bottom half came out too dark - tried to hide some veneer craks, and went too far with the toner. A rookie's mistake for sure, but some time in the future, should I have the time to do so (retirement?), I could do it over again.
All things considered, it didn't come out too bad. I love the shadow meter and the warm glow of the round dial. It sounds terrific! Definately a keeper - it holds a place of prominence in our second bedroom.
Each one has a story to go with it. I'll provide a few more in the months to come.
Bill
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