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New red dial Philharmonic find
Started this discussion. Last reply by palegreenthumb Jun 16. 15 Replies 0 Likes
All,I thought you might enjoy seeing this. I drove 970 miles each way to get this, down in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is 100% complete, down to the "missing" piece of veneer on the front, and the…Continue
Scott Philharmonic jackpot!
Started this discussion. Last reply by David C. Poland Jun 11, 2022. 11 Replies 0 Likes
I managed to find a Red Dial Philharmonic (1938) in a Wellington cabinet, with a Garrard RC-60 turntable, and the tweeters. Along with the deal was a pointer dial Philharmonic, in a Warrington. All…Continue
Trade a Masterpiece V speaker for a Masterpiece VI speaker
Started Feb 6, 2022 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all,About 2 years ago, I bought a package deal that had a Masterpiece V, a Masterpiece VI, and a Philharmonic (with remote control, and the original remote). I already have a Masterpiece V, in a…Continue
Tags: VI, V, Masterpiece, Silver, McMurdo
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"Kent King is sending me a Laureate chassis with broken glass and rusted front so I can use the Laureate front panel you have."
"Found it while searching for something else!"
"I have a good dial glass and assembly that is pretty much rust free. PM me if interested.....hopefully, I can find it!"
"I'm wondering if you could take tube sockets and coils out of that corner of the chassis, and beat it back out straight. If you took out the perishable parts, you could probably heat up the chassis with a propane torch and hammer it back…"
"Okay, now I know I can't help you. "
"I messed with AuctionZip for 15-20 minutes, and couldn't figure out how to get the auction results, for some reason. Thanks for posting this. "
"The primary target was a McMurdo Silver Masterpiece. Secondary acquisitions along the way included a McMurdo Silver Masterpiece IV and a Motorola J-8."
"Does anyone have a link to the completed auction prices?"
"What 3 radios did you drive that far for? Inquiring minds want to know......."
"Red dial version or no?"
"Alex, you're in good company here. Farthest my wife and I have driven for a radio was 4007 miles round trip. Did a little sightseeing along the way, but we didn't dawdle much; it was 8 days total, and we brought back 3 radios.
Nice…"
"So, John Chidgey, which one do you have?"
"Scott,
After looking at the cabinet in a better light, after I got it back home, I think it sat in hurricane surge water for a while. The water never got as high as the power supply, but the cabinet sat in water...up to 3-4" deep for…"
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- At 11:41am on July 1, 2024,
Robert Meader said…
Kent King is sending me a Laureate chassis with broken glass and rusted front so I can use the Laureate front panel you have.
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