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"Brad, until you find a suitable  Amperite tube, you can use a Variac during restoration and testing. based on your actual AC mains, you may be able to find another solution."

"Trust it. The worst that might happen is it will go "open" and the set will quit. Kent"

"I have an early AW12 with dual speakers I plan to put in my Orleans cabinet. I think the speaker V board will fit OK on the top shelf my cabinet man installed. Interestingly my AW12 does not have any tone control but luckily sounds very good with…"

"I have been looking for a voltage regulator tube that will give the +- 80 volts, with about 1200mA current flow, but so far I have been unable to find anything. I'm thinking I may have to make due with the one that is in it for now, even though…"

"regarding the 3rd version amp with Amperite line control tube, Citizen's Radio Call Book article from March 1930 issue about the Scott remote control option, has a  circuit diagram of the Amperite tube version amp indicating the power…"

"Wow! Amazing!  For a larger speaker, will you try to find a cast basket? Seems they would be super difficult to find, since by the time the large 12" and 14" speakers came out in the later 30's everyone seems to have moved to…"

"https://history.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/localhistory/?tag=rockford-peerless-furniture-co I can see in their earlier designs, why they created some stunning radio cabinets."

"The Orleans cabinet was made Rockford Peerless Furniture Co, Rockford IL."

"I prefer the upper speaker grill of the first version Orleans you have. More in harmony with the semi-circular design top of the door opening.  The one I have for the 1931 Orleans with Scott 2-Dial thus:Orleans%20with%20Scott%202-dial.JPG"

"Here are a couple close up shots of the front, with the doors open. I love how the doors have the cable "linkage" so they open in unison. Its little attention to details that makes Scott move above the rest! IMG_1890.JPG IMG_1891.JPG"

"McMurdo and also Lincoln offered this highboy, using different names. During the AC-10 era of 1929-30, the speaker was above the receiver. Scott also offered the Orleans for the 1931 Allwave 2-DIAL, but with the receiver above the speaker (what I…"

"Bruce, I'd love to see the McMurdo version"

"I also have a walnut cabinet...I really love the oak version! Kent"

"I have the same cabinet but the walnut version. When I picked it up at an antique shop in St Pete it had been made into a shelving unit. My repairman was able to recreate the speaker grill work but not having an original photo I dont know if it is…"

"Amperite line control tube photo Amperite%20line%20control%20tubeJPG.JPG"

"Knowing the size of that Philco 38-690 at rear, that Highboy is huge !! Bet those Vaughn goalie pads add more than sound to that room ! Good luck with that project Brad !"