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Carmine · #46 01-28-2010, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by wa2ise

The Superb owl is in a week and a half. And some people will discover that FPs don't like footballs thrown at them...

Who is the "Superb Owl"? Some kind of all-knowing carnivous giant bird that can swoop down and eat you up? That sounds scary!

Sandy G · #47 01-28-2010, 05:09 PM

That's the Great Bird of the Galaxy, who swoops down on unfeeling idjits who would turn fine old TVs into bars, or stick modern TVs in 'em...

Carmine · #48 01-28-2010, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy G

That's the Great Bird of the Galaxy, who swoops down on unfeeling idjits who would turn fine old TVs into bars, or stick modern TVs in 'em...

If only such a magnificent creature existed...

Sandy G · #49 01-31-2010, 05:45 AM

No kiddin', Carmine. Just reinforces my deeply-held prejudice that only a few should be allowed to even HAVE vintage electronics....

jeyurkon · #50 01-31-2010, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy G

No kiddin', Carmine. Just reinforces my deeply-held prejudice that only a few should be allowed to even HAVE vintage electronics....

I'm afraid that you're right Sandy. But, I wish there were more. I've already run out of space. That's assuming I'm one of the few. I might not qualify. Once I get my Sylvania 1-128 cabinet in shape and the chassis ready I'll probably change the 1-076 cabinet into a linen cabinet like the 1-128 had been. I doubt that I'll ever find a donor chassis for it.

John

Findm-Keepm · #51 01-31-2010, 05:04 PM

Aw jeez Doug, find another - and soon! I'm snow-bound (10 inches) and have nothing to do! Even a tall tale of the one that got away would be welcome!

Seriously, didya find anything this weekend? If so, your fans are hungry.....

Cheers,

captainmoody · #52 02-01-2010, 10:35 AM

Found this on Saturday at a sale in Lexington, MI. It was still hooked up and was being used by the sale people (It had a Henry Mancini record playing!)
I believe it's a CTC-25, (never took the back off as everything still works)
Model HH 852 L and heavy as heck!

drh4683 · #53 02-01-2010, 06:37 PM

That thing is great! Very sharp. Looks like things went your way on that one, as its the colonial cabinet. I didn't know a ctc-25 chassis used that control panel. I've had a few 25's and they always had the typical concentric UHF/VHF tuner. No cataracts either, which is a big plus too. Figures its not a remote model though. Is this one a vitim of the deformed pot metal control door from excessive spring pressure?

*zenithfan1* · #54 02-01-2010, 06:58 PM

That is sharp, great find! I really like that cabinet and color.

captainmoody · #55 02-01-2010, 07:19 PM

Thanks Doug and Mark, I am glad someone other than me likes that cabinet style as well!
I hooked it up to the rabbit ears for some old style reception today,
(1 channel!) it works great still. Oh, I got the Mancini album with it too! Somehow, the stereo in this thing actually sounds good..

captainmoody · #56 02-01-2010, 07:26 PM

Ugh! I meant to say earlier that it's most likely a CTC-21 not a 25. Looks like I am showing early signs of CRS..

captainmoody · #57 02-01-2010, 08:26 PM

Wow! I just took the back off, and found that at some time someone did the pva removal job on the crt! They did a nice job and used black silicone to seal the lens on. (BTW, Doug I checked, it is a CTC-21 chassis.)

Robert Grant · #58 02-08-2010, 09:26 PM

(Back to the Silvertone set with the CHROMIX® control...)

Quoting the Fall and winter 1969 Sears catalog:

"Other features: color-improving CHROMIX® . . twist it and see how colors pop out with extra realism on a Sears set. Or, use to tint black-and-white for more pleasurable viewing. 25,000 volt brightness . . for reception even out on far edge of a station's range"

Of particular interest is their (seemingly ridiculous) equating of high ultor voltage with range of distant reception! They do this throughout the TV section of the catalog, and do the same on the Fall and winter 1963 catalog as well! (correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't imagine the HV being related to the tuner or IF sections, which are usually lower B+ than most of the circuits in a tube TV).

Also noted in the 1969 catalog was the fact that these sets were still luxury items. Sets similar (not quite identical) to the one in DRH's photos were $629.95 without remote, $729.95 with remote (nearly three months' mortgage on my parent's two-story brick house!). In contrast, the most expensive B&W 22" console was $199.95 (and a metal cabinet consolette was yours for $149.95).

***Eric H*** · #59 02-08-2010, 09:42 PM

LOL, I can remember Sears catalogs equating HV with Picture Quality.
i.e. 25,000 volts of picture power, 22,000 volts of picture power and so on.
The higher the voltage the higher the price usually.

Then there was the "Sears Best" logo they used for their top of the line stuff.

drh4683 · #60 02-13-2010, 06:30 PM

Another good weekend at the estates, I found one TV on my route. The sale was at 4061 Boudeaux Dr in Northbrook, which is a higher end north suburb. I was lucky and found a higher end TV. Once I spotted the cabinet with the doors closed, I knew right what it was but I was fearful of opening the doors to see an empty gutted cabinet.....I opened the doors and was pleased to see a fully intact 1967 Zenith "Florentine" priced perfectly at $25. Equipped with Space Command 600 remote control and has the "hi-fi" option (bass and treble controls) so that made it even better. The sound on these blow you away. Many of these were power tuning only, so its nice to find the "fully loaded" model. Zenith really put out a top notch TV with this model, the cabinet is very high quality and its also a back breaker compared to other sets of its size. I also have the '65 model of the Florentine too, that one is slightly different and uses the 25MC46 chassis, but this one being a '67 (the last year for this model series) uses the 20X1C38. I found it in the garage of all places, but the good news is, it was only moved out to the garage for the sale so it never saw the problems associated with being kept in a garage for many years. It wasn't intended to go in the junk pile fortunately, they just wanted more walking room in the bedrooms which is where this set orginally was from what I was told. Not sure why they wanted more room, the house was huge including the bedrooms. It shows, its a sharp set and clean as a pin. Once I got it loaded up, I had to take the back off and check it out. Looks like just one tube got replaced (the 6JU8), all others are originals even the 6Z10 which amazes me. It looks like the chassis never got pulled as the wire ties are still on all the cables that go up to the tuner assembly and original CRT as well. The cardboard cover for the space command chassis is still intact including the elastic band which is another good sign that the TV never saw significant repairs (hence hack repairs which drive me nuts). Its very clean inside as the house had baseboard heat. If you guys know CB radios, theres a Courier 23 on the right side of the TV you can see in the pics. I didn't buy it, they wanted an insane $150 for it. That happens to be my favorite tube type base station CB. I have a collection of those too. I've had my Courier 23 base station since I was about 10 years old that my friends mom bought for us at a resale shop to play around with. As for the TV, I never plugged it in so I have no idea if it even works but then again, its a Zenith...