Will share some photos a bit later, and will have several questions, thanks so very much for the add.

Comment by todd landis on April 24, 2020 at 11:50pm

What I have been using as a custom am transmitter a friend made for me. I can plug in my ipod with period radio shows and music, and it tunes in and plays just like tuning in a radio station. Nothing better than Rudy Vallee from the Astor Hotel.

Probably going to modern caps is better than the reforming of the old ones?

Much very good information. All is much appreciated and saving me many hours.

Comment by David C. Poland on April 24, 2020 at 11:26pm

For the filter caps in the power supply, I leave the originals in place for appearance sake. I mount terminal strips inside the amp to hold the much smaller modern electrolytic caps. Most resistors are likely OK and few, if any, will need replacement in my experience. Be sure each radio has the correct size fuse: one on the Philharmonic amp and two in the AW-23 amp.

I expect your Philharmonic (beam of light dial) will have the power switch on the volume control, with AC run to the power switch by a second cable with a 4 pin plug fitting a 4 pin socket on that amp.

Proceed carefully with the cable plugs as each will fit only one way. A careful inspection of each plug will reveal two pins are fatter and fit into bigger socket holes on the amp. The 15 inch speaker is for the Philharmonic. Speakers are different and are not interchangeable between the two amps. The Philharmonic amp uses four 6L6 output tubes. AW-23 uses four 2A3 output tubes. Note that tube numbers are embossed on the tube sockets for both radios. Do read through respective Owners Manuals which includes installation instructions and explanations of the many features.

Again, have each radio serviced before powering up. To me, servicing includes replacing filter caps and all the paper/wax/foil caps. Remember those parts are over 80 years old and way past their design life. They are unreliable and prone to sudden failure with risk to serious damage to hard to replace parts.

Your two Scott radio models are arguably the best radios ever designed for the home - very high end. Both are Custom Built, in that each was built upon receipt of the purchase order by E H Scott Radio Labs and usually delivered in 3 to 5 weeks along with whatever exclusive Scott cabinet was selected, priced separately. The AW-23 was the first high fidelity home audio system and with the optional tweeters had a nearly flat audio response of 30 to 16,000 hz in 1935 a time of experimental high fidelity AM radio stations in big cities like Chicago and New York City (no FM yet). A CD player or FM tuner into the phono input will amaze you.

Wish you well.

Comment by todd landis on April 24, 2020 at 11:57am

Thank you Norman. Looking closely where the tweeters should be mounted, there are screw holes that do not look too old, so probably taken out and sold separately at some point? I will move the connector to the left side. I see these occasionally on ebay and when I get the courage will try to purchase a pair, unless someone has some for sale here?

If you do restoration may need to take a trip in the future to visit you, I am in Vegas? Unless anyone here knows someone local that still likes to work on these? The amp looks like it has never been touched, but does not look there is too much to replace? Might just replace any old caps or resistors to what is there and schmatic? For the can capacitors I have a friend here that builds custom transformers and amps, and he has the old devices to reform them? He has done a couple for me and it seems to work. Or are there modern replacements available?

Thanks so very much for the input so far.

Comment by Norman S Braithwaite on April 24, 2020 at 11:32am

Yes, there should be a decal on the speaker. More importantly, your AW-23 was originally equipped with tweeters. As such the jumper cable coming out of the speaker is plugged into "socket 2" (right socket viewed from the rear). Before applying power, remove the jumper cable from socket 2 and place in socket 1 (left socket viewed from the rear). If you don't, the power amplifier is subject to serious damage upon applying power.

The power amplifier should have the switch and headphone jack facing out. The switch is a high-low line voltage switch. The up position is for 120-125 volts. With our higher line voltages of today, I recommend only operating the set with the switch in the up position. The power switch on the side of the cabinet did not have a label (escutcheon). The phonograph is original and the pickup leads do connect to the two binding posts near the left rear corner (chassis viewed from the front).

Norman

Comment by todd landis on April 23, 2020 at 10:13pm

Thank you for the response, I do need the manuals. You noticed the switch, that was one of my questions, on the 23 there is a switch on the amplifier, and the one that goes to the side of the cabinet. Do they work together, one overrides the other? The side of cabinet switch is supposed to have an outside label? Or, just comes out the side mounted by nut? From the cartridge of the record changer are the two leads, they attach to the two push connectors on the top of the receiver chassis?

I have seen pictures of both with the amplifier mounted the way I have it, or turned around so the switch in on the inside facing forward. I would believe the switch and headphone plug should be towards the rear?

Should this driver have the Scott circle logo decal? I don't see any remnants of one ever being there.

Thanks

Comment by David C. Poland on April 23, 2020 at 9:48pm

Re your AW-23, Scott did offer the General Industries changer, aka "the flinger", for a short time (months) before Scott changed to offering Garrard changers. The General Industries changer operated quickly, but I worry about record damage anger a few discard cycles.

FYI - your AW-23 is in the WAVERLY GRANDE cabinet. Your Philharmonic is in a WARRINGTON cabinet.

Both look pretty nice.

The AW-23 has nice chrome, The switch hanging on the rear tube shield is art of the Scott Super Antenna system, and the switch changes antenna from standard broadcast and police band reception to short wave reception.

If you do not have owners manuals, they are available in the Scott Info Archive at the top of the page, then choose set folders. scroll down to Philharmonic and to AW-23 to find manuals a other information for the respective model radio.

For both radios, the power switch mounts on the side of the cabinet.

Comment by todd landis on April 23, 2020 at 7:50pm

Serial number on Allwave is Q 635. Just starting to examine it. See photos have a few questions over the next few day. Took the record changer motor apart to clean and lubricate, it was seized. The changer, flinger, seems to be mechanically functioning for now. Don't know if this was the correct changer or not, but believe it is period correct? The cabinet seems to be made for it. Scott%203.jpg Scott%204.jpg Scott%205.jpg Scott%206.jpg Scott%207.jpg

Comment by todd landis on April 23, 2020 at 5:57pm

The serial number on the Philharmonic is 88-276. This radio I got years ago from a radio collector that did some work on it and it has been working fine so have not touched, one question is, upon initial warm up there is a single pop heard, a tube? If so maybe which one of many? If there is no answer can just leave well enough alone for now.

Will get the other number a bit later. And will have more pictures of the Allwave as I have several questions on that radio. Purchased it a couple years ago, and have just in the past few days started to unbox, and put together.

Thank you.

Comment by Kent King on April 23, 2020 at 5:14pm

Todd - Welcome! We have many folks here who will be happy to answer questions. I like the two pictures you posted. If you could, let me know what the serial numbers are on these two.

Kent

Will share some photos a bit later, and will have several questions, thanks so very much for the add.

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