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McMurdo Silver Masterpiece VI
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jiri Placek Apr 29, 2021. 7 Replies 0 Likes
I am scaling down due to moving and I am considering keeping only MP4 and MP5 while letting go an unmolested MP6 with a good 18" speaker in Oxford cabinet. Here is my dilemma - I have seen too many…Continue
A strange custom cabinet (inspired by Laureate Grande)?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kent King May 7, 2020. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Allwave 15, appeared in Czech Republic.https://aukro.cz/radio-scott-6965781897Will try to get serial number.Continue
How to select non-noisy tubes?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Brad Winder Mar 30, 2020. 5 Replies 0 Likes
My FM Philharmonic is getting noisy. All tubes test good and non-microphonic. I have a stash of replacement tubes and I wonder what is the best strategy for selecting "quiet" tubes. The audio…Continue
Grille cloth for McMurdo Silver Oxford cabinet
Started Aug 23, 2018 0 Replies 0 Likes
So I acquired a Masterpiece VI in Oxford cabinet, surprisingly with the 18" Jensen speaker, but a with a hideous piece of a curtain instead of the actual grille cloth. I wonder(1) how did look the…Continue
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"I forgot to add - I am in SE Pennsylvania, about 20 minutes drive from the Kutztown radio meet site."
"I added some pictures of the MP6.
I got the radio about 4 years ago, from Craigs list, from a well to do family (two Lotuses in the garage) who had the radio in a hallway bar as a conversation piece. The initial asking price was quite low,…"
"Jiri, I am interested. I'm also new to the site. You can verify that I'm a serious collector with my local radio collector's club. Thanks-"
"Jiri - Not inappropriate at all. I share your concern, too many of the high end sets are split up for $$. I hope we can find a good, safe home for this set, it should be kept together.
Kent"
"Jiri Norman Breithweight is a friend of mine and sent me your contact. I am very interested, he said that he would see you in a couple weeks. I am new to this site. Thanks"
"Kutztown has some notorious flippers. A couple of Asian guys scan everything and if it can be flipped, they buy it. I sold a 12" Western Electric speaker to one of them for $3200...It was NOT from a radio, but rather a remote…"
"what condition is the cabinet and chrome in?"
McMurdo Silver Masterpiece VI
I am scaling down due to moving and I am considering keeping only MP4 and MP5 while letting go an unmolested MP6 with a good 18" speaker in Oxford cabinet. Here is my dilemma - I have seen too many MP5's and MP6's sold without a speaker, even by people I am considering collectors. The temptation to make quick money by selling the speaker separately to Asia is too great I suppose. I would like to sell the radio to a serious collector who will keep the radio intact, not to a flipper. That…See More
"Jiri - Thank you for the serial number, new to me. I don't have any messages here from May 3 or my personal email (kent3256@hotmail.com).
Kent"
"Ken- The serial number is L-430. The radio is an attic find from a villa in the upscale part of Prague. Please check your inbox from May 3. Kind Regards, Jiri"
"I would love to get the serial number. The cabinet is reminiscent of a jukebox to me. Not a horrible price, that translates to about $400 USD. Unfortunately, it is in the wrong location."
A strange custom cabinet (inspired by Laureate Grande)?
Allwave 15, appeared in Czech Republic.https://aukro.cz/radio-scott-6965781897Will try to get serial number.See More
"Michael - The original doc files are not compatible and don't have images, long story but the last of these was done in 1999 on Word 2.0. I have several sets of the originals, I just haven't had time to scan them. I'll try to get to…"
"Actually, if the PDF and DOC files exist, these could be easily uploaded to the net as is, or better, the DOC files converted to PDF and all uploaded in that format since that seems to be more of a standard these days. This would keep the size of…"
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FM Converter Band Selector Tag
Posted on February 24, 2020 at 4:30pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Does someone please have a good scan of the tag that came with the FM converter, as well as the tag dimensions? If yes, I wonder whether it could be please shared. I need one and I am considering placing an order for a replica. Thanks, Regards, Jiri
E.H. Scott Historical Society - Scott News
Posted on September 10, 2019 at 7:30am 6 Comments 0 Likes
I had to ask a friend to do me favor and make a copy of a paper published in Scott News in 1994. This "new" Scott News were published in 1990's. I wonder whether the issues of "Scott News" have been scanned and saved somewhere. My internet searches were futile. Thanks, Jiri
Power supply for World's Record Shield Grid AC10
Posted on April 2, 2018 at 2:37pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I have a tuner but no power supply. Does anyone please have one available for sale? Thanks, Jiri
McMurdo Silver / Jensen 18 inch speaker
Posted on March 15, 2018 at 6:10pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
So I finally found an 18" speaker for my Masterpiece V in Clifton cabinet. The original speaker is most likely in Japan, courtesy of a greedy seller.
The MP5 amplifier in my radio has a six-pin socket for the speaker cable, and the speaker I have has a cable with six-pin connector as well. What concerns me are the measured field coil resistances - 3410 Ohms between pins 1-6, and 365 Ohms between pins 3-6, respectively. Both coils are connected in series.
These resistances…
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- At 2:54pm on April 26, 2021,
Larry Peak said…
- Jiri Norman Breithweight is a friend of mine and sent me your contact. I am very interested, he said that he would see you in a couple weeks. I am new to this site. Thanks
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