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Parts Resources, Arranged by Parts & Services Offered
The links below lead to sites outside the PhilcoRadio.com domain.
The PHILCO Video |
Beam of Light Repair | Cabinets & Cabinet
Parts | Cabinet Refinishing |
Crystal Headset Repair |
Dial Covers | Dial
Scales | Escutcheons |
Grille Cloth |
Knobs & Pushbuttons | Microphone Repair
| Misc. Parts |
Phono Cartridge Repair | Phonograph
Repair | Predicta Repair | Schematics |
Speaker Repair |
Transformers | Tubes
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Beam of
Light Phono Pickup Repair
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West-Tech
Services,
615 Fairground St., Caldwell, Ohio 43724
Phone/fax: 740-732-6056 -
Send E-mail
West-Tech now rebuilds
the Philco Beam of Light head for the 1941 and 1942 Philco
Models (only built these two years). They also offer complete
rebuilds of 1941 and 1942 Beam of Light changers. |
Philco
Cabinets & Cabinet Parts
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Dick Oliver offers many reproduction Philco parts, such as front
panels and base moulding for many Philco cathedral cabinets, finials for
Philco grandfather clocks and Colonial Clocks; tube shields for Models
20, 70 & 90; and even complete reproduction cathedral cabinets for
Models 20 (plain), 21, 70 & 90.
Write, call or e-mail for
more information:
Dick Oliver,
1725 Juniper Place #310,
Goshen, IN 46526.
(574) 537-3747
See a list of the products
available from Dick Oliver (requires Adobe Reader). NOTE: This is a 2002 price sheet; please contact
Mr. Oliver for current prices. |
Philco Cabinet
Backs
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Retro-Tronics is offering laser cut reproduction backs for many Philco models, as well as reproduction backs for other radio
models. |
Cabinet
Repair & Refinishing
Barry Jones - Evansville, IN
Dick Oliver,
1725 Juniper Place #310,
Goshen, IN 46526.
(574) 537-3747
Michael Schwartzman - Cooperstown, NY
Crystal Headset Repair
Dial
Covers
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Bill Turner -
Dialcover.com
He sells round glass (convex) dial covers ranging in size from
2" to 8 7/8" by 1/16" increments, and also provides the
materials and instructions for making your own plastic dial covers. Visit his
website for more
information. |
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Mark Palmquist at
Retro Radio
Repair offers custom-made reproduction plastic dial covers for
vintage radios including many Philcos. A complete list of his dial
covers may be found
here. |
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West-Tech Services, 615 Fairground St., Caldwell, Ohio
43724
Phone/fax: 740-732-6056 -
Send E-mail
West-Tech Services
offers high quality dial covers for your vintage radio. Click
here for more information. |
Want to make your own dial
cover? Read
this article at
Eddie Brimer's website.Philco Decals
Philco
Dial Scales
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Mark Oppat's
Old Radio Parts - Offers silkscreened translucent dial scales as
well as replacements for glass dial scales. |
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Radio Daze
- Offers laminated translucent dial scales as well as
replacements for glass dial scales. |
Philco
Escutcheons

Larry Bordonaro at
Old-Time Replications is the man to see about reproduction
Philco escutcheons (dial bezels), knobs and pushbuttons. His
reproductions are of excellent quality.
He also sells
reproduction 1941 AND 1942 Philco escutcheons. The reproductions
look just like the original, as seen at right.
Please note that
the reproduction escutcheons DO NOT include the brass strip just
above the knob holes, use the brass strip from your original
escutcheon.
Their 1941 escutcheon fits the following models: 41-250, 41-255, 41-256,
41-280, 41-285, 41-287, 41-290, 41-296 and 41-610.
And their 1942 escutcheon fits
the following: 42-355, 42-380, and 42-390.
You may contact him at:
Old-Time
Replications,
5744 Tobias Ave.,
Van Nuys, CA 91411.
(818) 786-2500.
Fax: (818) 909-0241
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A 41-250 with one
of Larry's reproduction escutcheons
(click thumbnail for larger image)
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Philco Predicta Repair
Reproduction Grille Cloth
Philco
Knobs & Pushbuttons (original)
David Frush (original and NOS knobs, including many for Philco sets)
Mark
Oppat's Old Radio Parts
Mike Koste - Gobs of Knobs
Philco
Knobs & Pushbuttons (reproduction)
Microphone Repair
Miscellaneous Parts
Capacitors
Grommets
| Don Patterson |
Replacement rubber tuning condenser
grommets for Models 70, 90, and other similar Philcos made between 1931
and 1936 are available from
Don Patterson. These will raise the tuning condenser back to its
proper height, and they mount just like the originals. |
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Renovated Radios carries a number of different Philco rubber
grommets and mounts including flat and round chassis mounts and
reproduction corner mounts for 1935 and 1939-1942 Philcos. |
Resistors
Pilot Lamps, Wire, Cloth-Covered AC
Cord, etc.
Used Parts
Volume Controls
Mark Oppat's
Old Radio Parts - The "King of Controls" has probably the largest stock
of volume controls in the USA, including original Philco and Zenith, but
mostly Centralab, Clarostat, IRC and Mallory. Many rare tapped ones too.
He can also fix many controls.
Renovated Radios - Offering a volume control rebuilding service for
1937-38 Philco models as well as repair for the extra long shafts used
on these controls as well as the repair of other Philco off-on switches
and tone controls.
Phonograph Cartridges, Parts, etc.
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V-M Audio
Enthusiasts offers needles and cartridges for all brands of record
changers as well as idler wheels/rebuilding service and belts for all
brands including Philco/V-M tape recorders and Philco-Ford/V-M record
changers. Service literature and Owner's Manuals for V-M products,
record care and accessories. V-M Factory Replacement service parts for
V-M products. It is THE premier site for V-M
information and help. |
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Garage'A
Records - Phonograph parts, cartridges, needles/styli, etc. |
Phono
Cartridge Repair
Crystal cartridges:
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West-Tech Services, 615 Fairground St., Caldwell, Ohio
43724
Phone/fax: 740-732-6056 -
Send E-mailWest-Tech offers
total restoration of 78 rpm record players, 45 rpm record players and
other three and four speed phonographs, wire recorders, record cutters
and transcription players.
They rebuild old metal and plastic phono cartridges for 78 players,
jukeboxes, crystal and magnetic cutting heads and also rebuild the
crystal and dynamic microphones and crystal headsets.
They rebuild idler wheels including totally vulcanized NEW rubber for
45, VM and Zenith Cobra changers. They sell "hard-to-find" needles,
cartridges, and other phono parts.
Visit their
website, call, or e-mail for more information.
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Older magnetic ("horseshoe")
cartridges used on 1920s-1930s phonographs:
| Magnetic Cartridge Rebuilding |
George Epple -
Rebuilds 1920's through 1940's
horseshoe magnet pickups and others. Specializing in Philco,
Victor, RCA, Wurlitzer, Edison, Capehart, Majestic, Columbia,
Seeburg, Brunswick, HMV, Sparton,
etc. Fabricates custom rubber components as required and uses an
industrial magnet charger. |
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West-Tech Services, 615 Fairground St., Caldwell, Ohio
43724
Phone/fax: 740-732-6056 -
Send E-mail |
Phonograph Repair
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West-Tech Services, 615 Fairground St., Caldwell, Ohio
43724
Phone/fax: 740-732-6056 -
Send E-mail
*** NOW OFFERING
COMPLETE REBUILDS OF 1941 & 1942 PHILCO BEAM OF LIGHT CHANGERS *** |
Philco
Schematics
If you don't
find the schematic you need in our
Tech Section, here are some other
sources:
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Nostalgia Air (online schematics from Rider's Manuals, available for
free download) |
Photocopies of schematics
are also available from the following suppliers for a reasonable fee:
Speaker Repair
| Hank Brazeal |
Hank Brazeal
3850 Galleria Woods Drive GH8
Birmingham, AL 35244
(205) 403-6243 |
| Jackson Speaker Service |
Jackson Speaker Service
3921 Pine Crest Court
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 789-6400 |
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Orange County
Speaker
12141 Mariners Way
Garden Grove, CA 92843
(800) 897-8373 or (714) 554-8520 |
Transformers
Custom-Built
Transformers:
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Heyboer Transformers
Heyboer can construct a new transformer to
your specifications. I have had transformers custom-wound for me by
Heyboer, and I was always quite pleased with the results. |
New Transformers:
Used Transformers:
Transformer Rewinding:
Tubes
NOTICE TO VENDORS: If you
provide a service related to vintage Philco radios not listed here,
please contact me and I shall be happy to add
your service to this list. A reciprocal link to this site would be most
appreciated.
The PHILCO Video |
Beam of Light Repair | Cabinets & Cabinet
Parts | Cabinet Refinishing |
Crystal Headset Repair |
Dial Covers | Dial
Scales | Escutcheons |
Grille Cloth |
Knobs & Pushbuttons | Microphone Repair
| Misc. Parts |
Phono Cartridge Repair | Phonograph
Repair | Schematics |
Speaker Repair |
Transformers | Tubes
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