This Pre-War Andrea:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2181801180&category=3638

What a beautiful set! Would be neat to whip up a cabinet like that for a modern set with an equally similar sized CRT.

What crossed my mind is how can it receive FM sound?, but then I noticed the plate above the tuning mechanism on the chassis photo. Looks like a conversion was done, which might lessen the value to a historian, but I think it's worthwhile.

What do you guys think?

-Cory

Originally posted by Cory
What a beautiful set! Would be neat to whip up a cabinet like that for a modern set with an equally similar sized CRT.

-Cory

Why not just stick a modern color set inside this cabinet!
Just think what it would go for if it was Color!! maybe even stick a DVD player inside with a slot in the front for the disc ;) :D :puke:

FM sound can be received on prewar sets using slope detection. They work pretty well, with somewhat less volume than if the signal source is AM.

Gents- Yeah, but wouldn't this set also be 441 lines? I think 1941 was when they changed to 525. Still wouldn't mind having it...-Sandy G.

The only difference between 441 and 525 lines is the horizontal frequency, and the range of the horizontal hold control on all prewar sets is sufficient to work on either standard. The standard was changed to 525 in 1941.