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Tubes all light and warm. Nothing on AM or 3.7 carrier, 7.25 carrier and 18.26 carrier broadcast from nearby antenna. Zilch. General advice is to replace all tubes or one at a time. What do you say, group. Hum low to moderate so speakers and audio working.

Robert Sands K7VO

I have a pretty decent pointer dial Philharmonic, with the midwest station dial (new replacement, original was cracked). The set is complete and chrome is very decent, this set will turn out great with a good cleaning and restoration. Includes a full set of tubes (the smaller 6L6 tubes are GA, not G, couldn't find 4 matching ones). Amp has some rust but is also cleanable. And we have a good 15 in pedestal speaker with it.

I will not ship this, but will meet you or deliver…

I've been working on several Philly sets and I am really just appreciating all the differences in the various sets. So the earliest ones had a series of 5 capacitors which are switched across the plates of the P-P expander tubes. This feature was changed to a treble control and also removed if you had a remote control chassis. I need to know what the rotating switch looked like for the assembly shown here:…

I found this reference in a 1928 sales booklet. I would like to find the piece described. Next best - a good scan of one if you have it:

Scott Radio Friends,

I need some help. I am finishing a restoration of a Scott Warrington cabinet. Everything is place except one thing.

I need a working on/off ac toggle switch.

Here's the catch. While the exit bore hole is .5 inches in width... the depth is also just over .5 inches wide. It is .75" thick wood...

The larger initial hole is 1.5 inches and @.2 deep. This means I need switch with a stem around .75 inches to make sure the toggle clears through the hole…

The title says it all...does anyone recognize this as a McMurdo Silver cabinet? I'm guessing it is not, obviously the mounting is all wrong. Opinions?…

To members: I came across this February 1935 issue of Broadcast News online. It has a fascinating discussion on High Fidelity broadcasting, which was in its infancy, and the challenges at hand. The story has a relevance to  E.H. Scott Radio Laboratories because Murray Clay came from RCA as and electrical engineer in their radio licensing division just before this article was written.  As many of you know Clay was instrumental in helping Scott develop their High Fidelity receivers based on…

OK folks...question: Here is the schematic of the outboard volume expander for an AW23. I was working on one earlier today and noticed a mod that I had not seen before. If this mod isn't factory, it was done a <long> time ago - near its original production. The mod is simple - a 20ufd/25VDC cap is wired from the 6A7 cathodes to ground (+ side on the cathode). It is soldered right on the wiper of the balance potentiometer. Any thoughts on what this might do? Should I remove it/leave it…

The pot metal cast parts that support tuning capacitors are cracked in my unit.  I wonder what can be done to fix it.  Has anyone tried 3-D printing or is there another way?  Thanks, Jiri

The shippers and everyone did a fantastic job getting the Valencia set from the LA auction to my place here in Ohio. I have wanted this cabinet for many years, I'm so excited to finally have one. This is one of my winter projects, the set is really clean too, I expect this one to be a showpiece set when restored. - Kent…

If anyone can look at the underside of a red-band Philharmonic Deluxe, I need to know where the switches and the variable capacitors should be at each end of the rotation. After recapping, I realized this set has been played with and I do not believe the shaft is properly aligned with the control. Any assistance would be appreciated!

BTW - this is not the same as a pointer dial set - the Deluxe has an extra wafer switch on the shaft - so hopefully someone has another Deluxe…

If there are any folks on our forum who live in the greater LA area - could you please reach out to me at kent3256@hotmail.com?

I need some help in the next couple of weeks to get some sets moved around, I would be happy to compensate you for your time and trouble. 

Thanks!
Kent

https://worldradiohistory.com/Scott_News.htm

Hey, all. I happened to be on Facebook messenger and saw what looks to me to be a Philharmonic cabinet for sale at a used furniture store in Little Rock, AK. It's too far away from me in Denton, TX to go get, but someone might be interested. Looks like a good buy @ $50:…

If you are within driving distance of central Ohio - this set is up for auciton:…

Hi everyone!

I have a friend working on a Scott restoration and he is looking for an Acousticraft cabinet. You can email me at: dwilson@zianet.com is you have one you would be willing to sell.

Thanks!

David Wilson

Everyone -

I have the following items for sale. Email me at kent3256@hotmail.com for more info. All of these are going to Kutztown, but if you email me and we make a deal beforehand, I'll make you a better deal....and all of these are reasonably priced, I need to thin things out around here.

1. Philharmonic Deluxe in a Warrington cabinet, tuner, amp and pedestal speaker, knobs, escutcheons - complete but unrestored.

2. Philharmonic pointer dial, remote control,…

Ho do you properly remove the rear large chrome cans on the back of the chassis?