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10-12-2010, 05:46 PM
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Ugly Garod
Here's a Garod I haven't seen before, with just about the crudest factory cabinet of all time. Are those bare screw heads in the front panels?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=190455960136 I see "expander switch" in the manual. I suppose that's similar to Zenith or S-C porthole switches. Phil "not bidding" Nelson 
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10-12-2010, 06:57 PM
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Looks like some trim might be missing?
Rare set, I expect it'll still go high though the pick up only might hurt it somewhat.
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10-12-2010, 07:57 PM
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You can see the Sams photo better at the ETF site. Indeed, those appear to be adjustments behind holes in the front panel.
Actually I find that rather convenient. Adjusting things that affect the picture from the back of a TV is sometimes quite problematic, requiring a mirror. Here they had an original approach to solving that problem. If the holes were pretty small, as they appear to be, it might be a reasonable tradeoff between function and looks. I don't have a Garod, but I think they have an unusual and interesting cabinet design.
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10-12-2010, 08:18 PM
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10-12-2010, 08:37 PM
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That's a weird-looking set! It looks almost like radio out of a console unit with a scope tube on top of it. What's up with that speaker sitting up there like that? Looking at it as a whole, it reminds me of something they might have repainted into some kind of prop for a 50's sci-fi movie.
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10-12-2010, 08:41 PM
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10-12-2010, 10:11 PM
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10-12-2010, 11:27 PM
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That is an uncommon set and is definitely unique. I happen to like the styling of these sets but the mis-matched factory knobs are a bit strange. The adjusting access holes originally had removable plugs. There is also another slightly different shaped version of the Catalin Tele-Zoom control.
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10-13-2010, 12:50 AM
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OK, I like the practicality of having those adjusters in front. That's still one clunky cabinet, though.
Phil
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10-13-2010, 06:44 AM
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The mismatched knobs are correct, and it should have plugs in the adjustment holes:
 Chuck
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10-17-2010, 09:26 PM
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That thing is yougly! But IIRC, all Garod products were different looking.
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10-18-2010, 12:14 PM
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The radio pictured above has almost a "Heathkit" look to the cabinet and panel. Not typical of a mass-produced product, where a bit more styling usually went into cabinet design.
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