"At least plug the tuner chassis into the amp and test it to see if it works. It may work great, marginally, or not at all. You'll probably hurt nothing if you try it for a short time. It would be best to monitor the current…"
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Wanted: Both pointers for a Pointer Dial Philharmonic
Started Dec 1, 2025 0 Replies 0 Likes
I am missing the second hand (short hand) pointer for my Pointer Dial Philharmonic. I also need the main pointer for another Philharmonic. If anyone could supply one of these, or both, it would be…Continue
Scott FM tuner
Started this discussion. Last reply by David C. Poland Sep 8, 2025. 7 Replies 0 Likes
All,I bought this, from Bob Dobush, a couple of weeks ago. I just got around to photographing it, and thought you all might like to take a look. Unfortunately, I have no cabinet, but am grateful…Continue
Philharmonic Laureate Grand oddity
Started this discussion. Last reply by Alex R. Whitaker Oct 10, 2025. 16 Replies 1 Like
All,I just purchased a Philharmonic in a Laureate Grand from Stanton Auctions, last week. I noticed something odd about it, right off the bat. It has a 7 knob Philharmonic chassis, which should…Continue
New red dial Philharmonic find
Started this discussion. Last reply by palegreenthumb Jun 16, 2024. 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
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"I've only electronically restored one Philharmonic, a very early pointer dial set. That was 25 years ago. But, I still remember I replaced 75 paper and electrolytic capacitors. It's quite labor intensive, but the end result is…"
"I'm pretty sure I have an extra back for a Clifton cabinet. "
"That ultra rare factory black cabinet! Wow, what a find!"
"That seems to be a reasonable price to me. I paid $750 for an FM Philharmonic in a Chippendale, in similar condition to yours, only about a year ago. Mine is not restored, however. You're right, I think the cabinet is probably…"
"Thanks, Elmer.....I just checked it out. "
"Where's the "Events" section of this page? Not seeing it"
"The pointer dial Philharmonic I overhauled about 25 years ago was full of these. I don't remember the serial number.....I swapped some stuff to Mike Clark for it."
"I fixed Bob up, today. We took the parts from a junk pointer dial unit I had. "
"I would think that, with the resistance values of each winding, you could extrapolate the turns ratio. You would have to take apart the transformer I sent you, and measure the wire gauge of each winding. Then, look at the ohms/foot…"
Wanted: Both pointers for a Pointer Dial Philharmonic
I am missing the second hand (short hand) pointer for my Pointer Dial Philharmonic. I also need the main pointer for another Philharmonic. If anyone could supply one of these, or both, it would be greatly appreciated. PM me with price. See More
"Not interested. I already have two of these.....was just trying to be helpful. Wasn't trying to be snarky. "
"I'm not a moderator, or anything, but I think it would be helpful to list a price on this. "
"Always remember that impedance is the resistance to AC (in this case, audio) at a certain frequency. DC resistance is completely different. "
"But, my Philharmonic has features of the 1937 one, and the logging scale, so the dial is a later addition. "
"the logging scale in the form of the little window at the top of the Philly and Phantom Deluxe was introduced late 1939 as new for 1940 model, available late 1939.
Previously, the logging scale micrometer dial was part of the Fall 1936 enhancements…"
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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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