[ccomer1955]

Assuming I get the electronic rebuild done soon, I'll want to finish the cosmetic parts of the restoration. I'm mostly done there. The cabinet finish was decent to begin with, but I did some veneer replacement on the front around the outside of the grill and feathered the new bits in so they look fairly seamless. The grille cloth was toast, but I wen with a compromise I can live with although I somehow stained a part of it, so I will at some point have to redo it.
The knobs on this set, though, are rosettes. Every photo I've seen shows acorn knobs. These knobs appear to be quite old, and made of Bakelite, so if a substitution was made, it was made with old parts. The cabinet is a cathedral instead of a tombstone. Should I have acorn knobs for this set?

[morzh]

My cabinet (see the tread, Kirk is running it) has those black robbed knobs, not sure what they are called.

[tab10672]

The few "cathedral" 66's ive seen had the rosette but the 89's that use the same cabinet with different knob location have the 6 sided knobs. Ive only seen a couple and they may or may not have been original.

[Ron Ramirez]

It should have the black acorn or hex knobs.
http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1935b.htm#e

[ccomer1955]

As I feared. Are those small, medium, or large. They all look to be the same size.

[Ron Ramirez]

Most photos I see of the 66B cathedral have four small hex knobs.

However

The Philco Service Bulletin for Model 66 calls for a large hex knob (27-4051) and small hex knobs (27-4052).

If it were my set, I would therefore use a large hex knob for tuning and three small hex knobs for tone, band selector, and off-on-volume.

[Chuck Schwark]

I agree. +1. Just find a large one and you'll have an extra small one to bargain with.



Chuck

[ccomer1955]

Great information, just what I was looking for. Now, the hunt. There's time. The radio doesn't work, yet, but I am kind of proud of the job I did on the cabinet.

[ccomer1955]

I found a complete set (three small and one larger one) on Ebay. What is a decent price for a set?

[Ron Ramirez]

Used knobs seem to go for around $5-6 apiece, I think.

I don't think I would spend more than $25-30 plus shipping.

[ccomer1955]

Thanks. It looks like I'm right on the money, then. $35 and free shipping.