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that isnt rough.i once went to cleveland for a zenith 7s363.it was in a walkout basement.nice people but the radio fell apart when i lifted it.chassis was covered with thick,red rust.wiring was gone and the only part that wasnt really damaged the speaker.it was almost pristine.i gathered it all up and spent about a week on it.came out very nice.as long as all the parts are there,it aint rough
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I always have had a huge respect for what I call natural born engineers who can and will create whatever is needed to recreate things. My next door neighbor is one of these people and it just amazes me. And to think that a lot of people think I am a wiz at fixing things. I'm not too bad I guess, but I was in the military and have a bit of dislike for tattered and simply worn out things, so I target my collecting at things that need only minor cosmetic repair. The electrical part interests me greatly, but if wiring and all is gone I just draw the line.
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I've worked on several basket case sets, my only rule of thumb is to make sure it's something I actually like enough to want to keep it in the first place. My thinking is, if it's rough, I likely won't be able to sell it so what have I got to loose? I've repaired bakelite cases by gluing in wire mesh or screen, and then filling the missing pieces in with bondo body filler. I ended up with a 30s Coronado with a fairly nice case, but somebody removed the power/IF transformers and the tuning cap, I had basically an empty chassis. I found a speaker, power transformer, and volume control from my junk parts pile, and got it to where I have a working amp. There have been a few others that I started in on, then used for parts when another one in better condition came along.
On the Philco in question, I would definitely keep the good case and find another chassis, or try to clean up the old one for the short term until a nicer one comes along. Also keep in mind that Philco used the same basic chassis in several sets, I've seen other table sets with the same basic configuration as yours, as well as several consoles with the same basic knob layout. In fact, I have a console chassis you can have if you want. There might be some changes to the tube lineup or to the dial pointer, but the basic sheet metal stamping and circuit is the same. Also, it's been my experience that chassis seem to hold up better than cabinets, so it's easier to find a parts set with a good chassis and broken cabinet than the other way around. |
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Depends on the rarity and value of the set, too. I'm more likely to keep a basket case that was a really nice radio. I may never get to it myself, but once parted out, you can't put it back together very easily. I have one Wells Gardner console that has a plywood cabinet with a lot of cool details but it's all delaminating from moisture damage. The chassis is beautiful though. For the moment they're still together. I should try to post a pic.
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Some of that series of speakers are very hard to remove the field coil. 42 is too small.
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Hehehehe... I remember a story somebody told here before they split AK & VK... This guy loaded up a rather RARE 1930s "High-Boy" console set from a barn in his van.. He & his bud lit out back home, & before they got too far, the van was full of rather ANGRY Waspers... There was a pretty good sized nest inside the radio...I think they both got stung a time or 2.. THAT would sorta ruin the rest of yr day...
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I was looking at this poor H500, this is really rough The question was "did you find this at the bottom of a lake"?
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Looks like years in a flooded basement. I would definitely call that too rough and field strip it. I really wish that we had a forum specifically for people with chassis and parts that they want to sell. Of course there would have to be the criteria of a known model number and make that a part came from and/or a picture as sometimes a model is not known and others here could help identify.
Any administrators and/or members like this idea?
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Perhaps just a list of parts available and a list of parts needed--which hopefully wouldn't require much administration.
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You know we do need that. On AK there's an Orphan Speaker Bingo thread. How about an Orphan Radio Chassis thread?
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