[BDM]

Oh Charlie, I have/had my share of failures believe me. I still have a few that have had me scratching my head for the last year. I just haven't delved into them hard yet. I probably spent 4-5 hours total going through this set over the last day or so. There are/were other issues with it that needed to be hammered out. Like the on/off switch that was always on, the tone switch with no tone change. The tuner grommets that turned to dust. A flopping tuner gets my attention everytime.

Now on the flip side, know one has ever been in this set, at least not in the last 40 years or so. This has to be one of the most original sets I've run across. All tubes were Philco brand. Not the printed type mind you, but the etched type. All still are with the exception of the rectifier tube which is now a Zenith brand The chassis has absolutely no corrosion. The speaker frame & cone look new, not clean but new! I doubt this set was ever in high humidity for any length of time. As we all know, Philco chassis generally have a film of rust with the lack of a painted chassis. I'm uploading a vid of this set right now on YouTube.

Sad that an inexperienced individual took out the original tranny