[Arran]

After I bought the 37-650XP last year, and got a speaker for it from Ron, I've been sort of keeping an eye out for more 37-650 chassis, so that I'll end up with three very nice examples of the set. Our family radio was a 37-650X that father bought new for Christmas, 1936. It served us well until some time in the fifties, when I replaced it with a Fisher, homebrew amplifier, and E-V Regency III speaker system. I've always been sort of regretful that I left the old Philco get away.

But, now, I'm getting to be sort of glutton. I will end up with the "X", the "XP", and the "B". I imagine that the X version of that set should be a real whizzbanger of performer. Now, just found anoher chassis; a nice clean one, speaker and all.

For the price, those mid-level Philcos are impossible to beat, in any respect.

It's nice to find something like that, one thing I've been keeping my eyes open for is a Canadian Philco 340H, a great Aunt of mine bought one new that my Uncle later acquired from her, it was a six legged console version of one of the "Butterfly" sets. My Uncle sold it during a move and has regreted it ever since, it wasn't a high end set but it was a fairly decent performer.
Another I have been looking for is a Canadian G.E E-81, or at least a chassis for one, it shares the same chassis as a RCA 8T, 8K, 7T or 7K and also a Canadain E-86. I have more or less the complete set but the chassis is a total rustbucket.
Regards
Arran