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Comment by Y2K Bruce on November 25, 2013 at 4:29pm

Hi Dave-Honestly I had not thought about that, adding a shelf for the amp. I tried mounting the 12" speaker for the XII up there but as I recall I did not have an easy way to mount it.

I think an AW12 or AW15 might work out and look better if I add the shelf. I have a few extra ones kicking around I could try that with. I need to create a nice face board for the dial face but I do think I have an AW12 board that would work. The XII does not look good in there as the tuning eye is too high and the dual tuning knob requires the face to be set back to clear the doors which does not look good either. A nice spring project when I get back from Fla next year perhaps.

Comment by David C. Poland on November 25, 2013 at 4:23pm

Bruce, Perhaps, you could add a shelf to hold the amp just above the chassis where the speaker cut out begins, positioned so as to also hold a pedestal speaker. A number of the very early Scott 1929-31 cabinets were set up that way with shelf for a speaker and amp above the receiver - for example the Orleans. But your Heron cabinet is fit for any Scott. Do post a photo when you have it installed.

Norman - surely you have a set needing a cabinet. It is such a striking cabinet. The first one I saw was on Jim Clarks truck at the Lansing meet about 1995.

Comment by Y2K Bruce on November 9, 2013 at 8:21am

I have removed the Airline set and installed a Scott XII in this cabinet. I need to make a new face board that matches the original cabinet finish better.

I put the XII in as there was no room for a 2 chassis radio such as an AW12.  The Airline used a pedestal speaker mounted up side down with the speaker base screws into the top board.

Comment by Norman S Braithwaite on November 8, 2013 at 9:57pm

Dave - I also have one of these cabinets that has been without a chassis for many years and I am aware of another one here on the left coast that has a hole in the side for inserting 8-track tapes.  Some day I hope to install a chassis set in my cabinet.

Norman

Comment by David C. Poland on November 8, 2013 at 8:07pm

I have seen 4 examples of this cabinet, never having the same radio: Radiols 60, Graybar (essentially an Radiola 60), another updated to a some late 1930's radio ... and now yours. It is a wonderful cabinet. Be a nice home for an early 1930's Scott.