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Tracing history of E.H. Scott 33 Tube Philharmonic
Started this discussion. Last reply by Erik johnson Jan 13. 18 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, awhile back I obtained an old radio but recently realized it might be a little special. I just enjoy looking at it as it has not been restored. I believe it's a 33 Tube Philharmonic. The…Continue
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"Eric, that was David's recommendation. Until I ran out, I used Simichrome polish chemically designed for the task of cleaning chrome but it is no longer available in California. A similar product is Flitz polish.
Norman"
"Hi Norman- thank you so much for all of this information. It’s really amazing. I was planning to clean all of the Crome and I would have following the wrong process. The information you and everyone else has is incredible. It…"
"The toggle switch on the amp (bottom chassis) by the big power transformer is the hi-lo switch. In the 1930's, the household power voltage varied much more widely around the country, depending on local power company, distance the neighborhood…"
"Hello David, I attached more photos if this helps. I did see a toggle which might not be standard.
Hello Norman, thank you so much for offering a reproduction case. I love the idea of restoring this radio but I…"
"Good to know on post war cable. My prewar cable was all black insulated wires, in poor shape even after discarding the last 4 feet that was really hardened and reattaching "fresh" cable to the keyboard. The cable at the Jones plug end is…"
"Yes, the postwar remote keyboard can be rewired to work for the prewar sets. Not so easy to do the opposite. Unlike the prewar remote keyboards, the postwar remote keyboards employed vinyl insulated wire. Also, yes, it would be…"
"On further reflection, guess you would need to operate the band switch by hand to turn to the FM band. Don't see that would be automated from the keyboard.
With two rows of preset stops on the receiver rear housing, you might devote one row for…"
"Perhaps the band switch is wired to operate an AM/FM relay switch. Such as switch is needed to switch from AM circuitry to the FM circuitry.
Note - The big 15 inch standard pedestal speaker has a spherical wizer at the voice coil to help high…"
"I can't recall seeing an AM-FM Philharmonic with the remote option before now. If the remote is wired to operate on both AM an FM, an additional remote operated switch will be included under the tuner chassis. Either the remote will…"
"Hi Kent,
Thank you so much for that detailed response. I think you are correct that it does not make sense that David would have purchased this new from the company. That was a smart observation. I attached a photo of a block with…"
"Erik -
That is a fantastic note with the set. I had an Allwave 23 with a note that it had been owned by one of FDRs Secret Service agents, but could never find anything. I did give your set and note some thought. I have a huge list of famous Scott…"
"David- thank you so much for this information. I really appreciate it. "
"Eric - The remote control keyboard (prewar version) functions with any pre war Scott radio having the remote control option, which could be any Philharmonic, or Phantom, or Sixteen, ... That big circular housing on the rear of the receiver…"
"Good idea! Thanks "
"Erik, you will probably want to see if HP has a historical archive within the company; many large companies do. There possibly may be historical records or photographs. If nothing exists within the company, they still may be able to steer you…"
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