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38-116
#31

I play my 38-116 almost every nite.....Every once and a while I fall asleep while It is on and my wife has to come in and turn her off.
#32

Dose your 38-116 have good bass mine has poor bass?
#33

I restored one last year that sounded great, as good or better than my 38 690. I had another 116 that I planned on using as a parts radio, but decided to restore it also based on the first one.

This one is in pretty bad shape, but I am almost done with the chassis. The cabinet will be more challenging.

A the Philcos that I have do have good bass, but not as much as the Zeniths I have. That said, I think the Zenith has too much and the Philco just enough bass.

Steve
#34

mine seams weak the speaker seams pretty stiff not much cone movement my sparton 1466 has a 12" and it has more movement and better bass maybe something else is wrong I hate to take out the chassis it is a pain to put back in.
#35

Vin, Mine has good bass. Its a good sounging radio. Just would love to find a back for the radio. Now my RCA 816k has a lot of bass makes the dishes in the china cabinet move!
#36

Wow. The Chinese should be very unhappy with it. If you keep doing that they will move their cabinet to the Europe.
#37

well it was setting under the thermostat driving the ac nuts so I moved it to the corner of the room and it really improved the bass.
#38

link to finished picture https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=CF...der%2c.jpg
#39

VIN....your radio has the 10 millionth radio tag on it... Who was the radio purchased buy in 1938? Keep that radio! Mine will be in my collection until I pass from this earth! Good luck with it.
#40

MRS Mary Lillian Manning when I got it had Louisville and Nashville station tabs in it I did a search for hers name I think she died in 1973.
#41

Wow ...Nice to know where a original radio came from. I wish I knew where my 1938-116 came from. All I know is that it has all N.Y. call numbers on the dial.
#42

Did philco have serial numbers on them and if they used for warranty so philco would know who bought them but if philco did they are most likely gone now.
#43

VIN , Enjoy your Philco. I play mine almost every nite! Picks up stations all across the dial. One of the BEST radios in my collection.
#44

One of my best to I play it often glad you enjoy yours to.




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