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I made a panel last summer, I made templates of various sizes but in the end decided one with proportions similar to the one shown in the collector guide looked best. As suggested, I found a set of Phantom escutcheons which are almost the…"
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Allwave 23 Beat Oscillator Button
Started this discussion. Last reply by David C. Poland Oct 6. 11 Replies 1 Like
I recently acquired a 7 knob Allwave 23 chassis and amplifier and will go through it for winter project. It came with a wood panel and all the escutcheons. So far, I have dusted it off and looked it…Continue
My First Scott: An Allwave 23
Started this discussion. Last reply by Thomas Day Apr 8, 2024. 1 Reply 4 Likes
I found this Allwave 23 at a local auction, it seemed to be mostly there so I bid on it. It was missing the knobs, someone told me to contact Kent King for a reproduction bandswitch knob. Kent was…Continue
Allwave Superheterodyne Power Supply?
Started this discussion. Last reply by David C. Poland Apr 18, 2024. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Can anyone help me identify this unit? After searching the archive, it appears to be a model 145 power pack for a 2 dial Allwave 12. If this is correct, please let me know. Would this have been used…Continue
Scott Philharmonic Pointer Dial Front Panel
Started this discussion. Last reply by Russ Webb Oct 8, 2024. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, I am a new member here and recently had the good fortune to acquire a 5 knob Allwave 23 with a Tasman cabinet and a Pointer Dial Philharmonic chassis, amplifier and speaker. The Allwave 23…Continue
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"That is correct - it was to help locate stations, especially short wave stations, and tune them accurately. Foreign stations had schedules to operate at different frequencies and different times as each directed to target audiences around the world,…"
"I was thinking Philharmonic, and should have stated that. "
"Both the AW-15 and AW-23 models have a BFO. And the audio tone you hear can be adjusted to the audio frequency you prefer."
"Speaking of BFO's, I have always said that the only difference between these high end Scotts and a communications receiver is the lack of a BFO. "
"Hi David
Thanks for your detailed response and comments. I like a good mystery, and am finding that Scott radios do not fail to deliver in that regard. Interesting to hear that you have seen another 7 knob set that had been punched for a 5 knob…"
"Also of note, Scott continued to market and build the AW-23 for several months to late 1937, well after the introduction of the 30 tube Philharmonic in April 1937. My late 7 knob AW-23 is in the Gothic Grande console which was the bigger, deeper…"
"There is a design progression reflected in the above receivers. Scott was a small manufacturer and probably could ill afford to discard chrome plated chassis blanks after a model re-design.
I have had the early 5 knob model. And also the early…"
"Norman
Thanks for your opinion, what you suggest makes perfect sense. I pulled off the coil wheel to have a closer look and all the wiring looks original, so it appears to have come from the factory like this."
"It is more likely that EH Scott Radio Laboratories was using up chassis punched for the 5-knob version for the new 7-knob version. I have seen chassis with a mix of the Potter and Sprague capacitors manufactured during the transition of…"
"Hi Thomas
This set has 2 antenna posts, I did not notice until you mentioned it. I have already restored another 5 knob set which had the single antenna post. Having gone through this process once, this one should be easier. "
"I .have K486, which is a 5 knob version from around 1935. I have a second chassis also 5 knob, but with twin antenna posts.
The second chassis had been seriously modified, and I was able to restore it using a combination of the early and late…"
Allwave 23 Beat Oscillator Button
I recently acquired a 7 knob Allwave 23 chassis and amplifier and will go through it for winter project. It came with a wood panel and all the escutcheons. So far, I have dusted it off and looked it over for obvious issues. When I took the front panel off was surprised to see 3 holes on the front, one large and 2 small. It soon became apparent these holes were the mounting configuration for the beat oscillator button on the 5 knob model. This set has the micrometer dial, so perhaps was sent…See More
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Scott Masterpiece - Missing Dial Pointer
Posted on March 15, 2025 at 8:17pm 16 Comments 0 Likes
I found this 14 tube Masterpiece not far from home last fall, it was a bit sad looking but it cleaned up much better than I expected. After recapping it and lots of polishing it works great and is a nice addition to my collection. It was all there, except the dial pointer was missing so made do with a generic replacement. Knowing that not that many of these were made, I doubt if I will ever find an original dial pointer but thought I would ask anyways, there may be the remains of one of…
ContinuePointer Dial Philharmonic Selectivity Trimmers
Posted on February 22, 2025 at 7:00pm 26 Comments 0 Likes
Can someone verify the correct orientation of the selectivity trimmers in an early pointer dial Philharmonic? In my set the trimmer closest to the front of the set is meshed when the selectivity / fidelity control is fully counter clockwise. In this position, from front to back the trimmers are meshed, unmeshed, meshed and unmeshed. Is this correct?
The volume control has been replaced and I wounder if someone removed the fidelity control during the process and messed things up. The…
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