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Another project - Philco Tropic 42-788
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Here's the speaker:

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...88_063.jpg]

and a comparison between it and the 41-788 speaker:

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...88_064.jpg]

And here is how the entire set looks right now:

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...88_058.jpg]

I'll start a thread on this set in Philco Cabinet Restoration to show what is wrong with the cabinet. <---Edit: Here's the link:
http://www.philcoradio.com/phorum/showth...?tid=11508


(01-28-2015, 03:05 PM)klondike98 Wrote:  Some pics on removing that good cone and using it to re-cone the original would be interesting to see!

I'll see what I can do. Sometimes I get carried away with what I am doing and forget to take pictures as I go along...but I'll try to remember to do this.

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN


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RE: Another project - Philco Tropic 42-788 - by Ron Ramirez - 01-28-2015, 03:16 PM



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