Philco 640 Cabinet Refinishing Chronicles
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One other question I had about this radio is about one of the knobs. RenovatedRadios lists this knob as a bandswitch knob for the 640:
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=1]
However, this picture of my radio shows that the bandswitch knob is round. It appears to be original.
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=1]
After a Google search for the 640 I found that most pictures had a round knob but some had this switch knob. Which knob is accurate for the 640?
- Geoff
(This post was last modified: 10-03-2013, 01:38 PM by Geoff.)
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RE: Philco 640 Cabinet Refinishing Chronicles - by Geoff - 10-03-2013, 01:37 PM
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