Philco 38-690 restoration completed
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After more than a year - it is finished now.
Grill cloth is somewhat loose - I'll change that in the future.
It was:
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It is now:
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More pictures will follow.
I tried to keep it as authentic, as possible, so kept part of the original finish and grill cloth.
It was also electronically restored.
Works perfectly. "Magnetic tuning" is fantastic. A lot of stations, big sound.
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Mighty fine piece of work there. Inspiring the rest of us.
Phil aka Philbert Q. Desenex - Twin Cities, MN
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All I can say is " WOW"  a fine looking radio.  Joe
Joe Bratcher near Louisville, KY
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Very nice job! Just beautiful!
I have a 38-690 to restore also! I think it is going to be quite a while before I get it done. I'm looking for some of the old Philco paper caps for this radio suitable for re-stuffing, as some of the paper caps in my set had already been replaced by the time I got it.
If you have any from your set that you will not be re-stuffing, please let me know. You can find a list of the caps I'm missing in this thread.
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Thanks,
Ed
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Ed, nothing has left. I re-stuffed all paper caps in power supply chassis, even if part of them were good. As a matter of fact I saw a bunch of paper caps being sold on e-bay now. OK, it is German E-bay: http://cgi.ebay.de/320663200718
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OK, thanks anyway. I will keep looking.
Ed
Beautiful job! One of my all time favorite radios. I tried to get one under the radar from an auction in Ohio about two weeks ago. I participated in the auction by phone along with another person from Pa. who also called in. Needless to say i didn't win. I think i may have been beaten by Willie, seeing how he just sold another one on E-bay. Oh well i will just have to keep looking.
Mike
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Now that IS a very nice radio ,,you did a good job .. The photos are also very good.. We all like to see good photos of the radios. It looks like a skyscraper, and the finish is stunning.ONCE AGAIN real nice
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Absolutely beautiful!
Steve
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The 38-690 is an impressive radio and yours is perhaps the best example I have seen. Very good work and thanks for sharing!
John KK4ZLF
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If I can get mine looking haft as good as yours, I'll be happy.
Thanks for sharing.
Mark
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Very nice indeed. An inspiration to all.
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Yes...very, very nice!
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