[Paul Philco322]

Greetings all:

Would anyone have or know of a manufacturer cross reference for the Trutone sets sold at Western Auto Stores?

I have an early one made by Detrola, it has many clues, I do not know if any one has a list. I am now looking for a manufacturer on a 2622. I think they had several suppliers.

All help appreciated.

Thanks.

Paul

[Jbaker]

Hi Paul,

I have a schematic and service data for a Western Auto model D2622. It doesn't say anything about a manufacturer.

Tubes are 12SA7, 12SK7, 12SQ7, 50L6GT, 35Z5GT.

Not sure if this helps any.

Jim

[codefox1]

Paul, you know all about AA5's as you demonstrated last week on the show. Now what is the question?

[TA Forbes]

Hello, Paul: When I restored my D697 I went to the Wells Gardner schematics and found some good stuff.

Since your set is a Detrola, recommend going to the detrola schematics.

Also, try the cross-reference site on the www.gillecloth.com site, it often will help you find what you are looking for.

[Paul Philco322]

Thank u all, really nothing but curious who made this puppy. It plays very strong, I got it off a fellow collector. The cabinet is too large really for the AA5 but it is a very solid set. It is aligned right on and is pretty sensitive at nite with just the Stratoscope antenna. it has 3 original tubes and is one of the cleanest chassis of any set I have.

I have heard that a well aligned set can be quite sensitive, perhaps this explains why some 5 tubers are mezza mezza and some seem to outperform their design.

I have seen cross references for makers of Silvertones and thought such a list may exist for Trutone.

Paul