07-26-2009, 07:49 AM
Dave;
Have you examined the bottoms of the legs? It's hard to tell from the pictures but the cabinet seems to be a little short, even for a lowboy style cabinet. Sometimes people chopped the legs off, either because the legs were damaged or to make the unit appear more modern. As for the original phonograph I don't know what Capehart used in the early 1930s, whether they were into the elaborate changers someone else will have to answer.
I remember that someone on the other forum mentioned that perhaps Capehart radios were built by Howard, I don't know whether this is true or not as that poster is often wrong about such things. He claims the same about McMurdo Silvers, which is irrelevant since it is how it is designed, built, and performs that matters, not where and by whom.
Best Regards
Arran
Have you examined the bottoms of the legs? It's hard to tell from the pictures but the cabinet seems to be a little short, even for a lowboy style cabinet. Sometimes people chopped the legs off, either because the legs were damaged or to make the unit appear more modern. As for the original phonograph I don't know what Capehart used in the early 1930s, whether they were into the elaborate changers someone else will have to answer.
I remember that someone on the other forum mentioned that perhaps Capehart radios were built by Howard, I don't know whether this is true or not as that poster is often wrong about such things. He claims the same about McMurdo Silvers, which is irrelevant since it is how it is designed, built, and performs that matters, not where and by whom.
Best Regards
Arran
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