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E.H. SCOTT FIELD COIL PEDESTAL SPEAKER MODEL 505 (for sale) now $300
E.H. SCOTT FIELD COIL PEDESTAL SPEAKER MODEL 505 (for sale)
Hello...
I am new here but I had a dear old friend pass this down to me and I would like to now sell it. I had always thought about trying to restore it....or have a pro restore it for me.....but now I guess I have given up on that notion. It would be better for it to be in the hands of someone that can bring it back to life.
I don’t know much about this stuff.....but I do know about searching things up on the internet.....and I know that it is pretty old and a bit rare. As far as price goes....that is a tough one for me. I know it needs a lot of work....but still....The price is now $300.
Please let me know if you are interested in buying it. I am in Roswell, NM. I am pretty sure that I can get it shipped safely. I know how to bubble wrap things carefully and protect them. However, picking it up in person would be preferable.
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Permalink Reply by David C. Poland on
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Is the standard 15 inch speaker for a Scott Philharmonic - 1937 to 1941.
The speaker plug appears to have been stepped on. Very difficult to find a replacement plug.
A valuable speaker - but pretty aggresive $$ for that untested speaker in that physical condition.
Good luck.
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Permalink Reply by Patrick Phillips on
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What do you think a good estimate of value is? Any help would be very much appreciated!
Patrick
David C. Poland said:Is the standard 15 inch speaker for a Scott Philharmonic - 1937 to 1941.
The speaker plug appears to have been stepped on. Very difficult to find a replacement plug.
A valuable speaker - but pretty aggresive $$ for that untested speaker in that physical condition.
Good luck.
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I have found some where they were asking more. It seems all over the map.
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Also...it seems to be quite a coveted piece and pretty hard to find.
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Permalink Reply by Scott Seickel on
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Well, I stalk Ebay for Scott stuff, looking pretty much every day. I also track the sales of all the Philharmonic stuff. I have seen very nice ones sell anywhere from a bit over $300 in active bidding, to $800 buy it now. I think $500 would be a good starting price as that is about close to where they land when they are auctioned. I don't think the overseas audio people are very interested in these anymore.
BTW, I have no interest as I already own about 6 of these.
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Ok. That’s what I will probably do then. I sure appreciate your guidance.
Patrick
Scott Seickel said:Well, I stalk Ebay for Scott stuff, looking pretty much every day. I also track the sales of all the Philharmonic stuff. I have seen very nice ones sell anywhere from a bit over $300 in active bidding, to $800 buy it now. I think $500 would be a good starting price as that is about close to where they land when they are auctioned. I don't think the overseas audio people are very interested in these anymore.
BTW, I have no interest as I already own about 6 of these.
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Patrick, I see you edited this post to be a for sale now. I didn't know you could edit posts after the 15 minute edit time limit. Anyway...
My suggestion to you is to advertise it on the Antique Radio Classified forum also. Also, take some better quality pictures of the cone. I am not sure from these pictures if there are any tears in the cone or not.
If you need to ship the speaker, cut a piece of 3/4 inch thick plywood the size of the bottom of the box you are going to ship it in and screw the speaker face down to that plywood to prevent any shipping damage to the speaker cone. Also, glue that plywood to the box bottom. Tie the cord carefully so it doesn't bounce around during shipping and hit the speaker cone. I had one speaker destroyed by a cord that wasn't tied up. Cover the holes in the back of the speaker so the rest of the packing doesn't go into the cone. I prefer to use foam sheets cut up. If you end up on Ebay, don't forget that they will take 12.9% of the sale plus they will take the same amount of commission on the shipping cost which will be significant because of the weight of the item.
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Ok...thanks for the good info! I appreciate it.
Scott Seickel said:Patrick, I see you edited this post to be a for sale now. I didn't know you could edit posts after the 15 minute edit time limit. Anyway...
My suggestion to you is to advertise it on the Antique Radio Classified forum also. Also, take some better quality pictures of the cone. I am not sure from these pictures if there are any tears in the cone or not.
If you need to ship the speaker, cut a piece of 3/4 inch thick plywood the size of the bottom of the box you are going to ship it in and screw the speaker face down to that plywood to prevent any shipping damage to the speaker cone. Also, glue that plywood to the box bottom. Tie the cord carefully so it doesn't bounce around during shipping and hit the speaker cone. I had one speaker destroyed by a cord that wasn't tied up. Cover the holes in the back of the speaker so the rest of the packing doesn't go into the cone. I prefer to use foam sheets cut up. If you end up on Ebay, don't forget that they will take 12.9% of the sale plus they will take the same amount of commission on the shipping cost which will be significant because of the weight of the item.
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Hi, Did you ever sell this speaker?
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