Help with E. H. Scott model identification

[Scott Boyette]

I have owned an E. H. Scott console radio in an ""Acousticraft" cabinet for about 15 years. I have no idea what model it is. The tuner has 9 tubes plus the tuning indicator. It has 3 S/W bands plus STD. B/C. The power supply has 4 tubes.

The tuner has a "half-moon" shaped chrome-plated disc in the rear. It has 12 "station pre-sets or locks." The tuner serial number begins with "NN" and the radio has a single Magnavox speaker.

I am starting the restoration process and I need to pick-up manuals, schematics, etc. Any help appreciated.  

  

[Norman S Braithwaite]

Scott:

Your chassis is most likely a model Sixteen with the scarce remote tuning capability but if so I would expect the set to have a total of 15-tubes rather than 14.  There is a remote possibility that you have a model Masterpiece chassis equipped with the remote tuning capability but it would be the first reported if so.  If the set has a "pin cushion" dial with a gold colored metal dial plate it is a Sixteen.  If it has a black background glass dial with white (and maybe one red band) printing it is a Masterpiece.  The NN block of serial numbers were used for a number of interesting and somewhat unique chassis.  Can you post photos?

Norman

[Scott Boyette]

Norm:

Thanks for the quick reply. It definitely has the gold "Sixteen" dial, but, in place of two of the rear tuner tubes, it has the station "pre-select" gear. Do you think it has the same basic circuitry as the "Sixteen" tuner?

Will get photos posted today.

 

Scott

 

[Norman S Braithwaite]

Scott:

I am aware that the remote option Sixteen chassis had one dual purpose tube replacing two on the regular chassis but am not sure how second tube was removed.  It makes sense that two tubes were removed to accommodate the remote capability though.  I had the same combination (NN-65) but sold it years ago without studying it sufficiently.  There are circuit differences associated with making room for the remote capability but I don't know if any Scott documentation exists.  Kent King may be able to help here.

Norman

[Scott Boyette]

Norman:

To your knowledge, was there a dedicated remote control assembly (separate from the radio itself) similar to the Philco sets of the time period?

 

Thanks for all your help.

 

Scott Boyette

[David C. Poland]

Scott -

there would have been a flat ribbon cable with a key pad with buttons for several presets. Looks about like the optional remote control for the post war 800B. The cable and keypad is a scarce item.

[David C. Poland]

Suggest you check out the Scott documents site. The items for the Sixteen should help - owners manual & diagram, although not with the remote option. bookmark this

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0K3TBSz_27rNzRiZDFlM2ItN2E...

[Scott Boyette]

David:

Thanks for the photo and the link. I learned more about this radio yesterday than I did in 15 years of ownership!

Please let me know if you can think of any sources for a schematic or if you happen to run across an original spare remote.

 

Scott Boyette