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Masterpiece repair project
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I'm a member / restorer at the Asheville Radio Museum avlradiomusem.org and recently connected with a customer asking to restore a relative's Sott Masterpiece.Been in the tube radio fixin' hobby…Continue
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"Randy, I have the same issue. I acquired a bare Masterpiece chassis and wanted to make it look a bit more presentable and it is a work in progress, so here is my entry in the "better than nothing" category. I already had a set of 5…"
"Here is a reference for you of the Scott Masterpiece I had showing correct escutcheons and knobs.
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"Scott, what are you asking. You can email me direct for privacy randyrago@gmail.com"
"I have a complete escutcheon set for a Masterpiece. Probably putting it up on Ebay in the near future. "
"Thanks for the offer but i am going my own way with it."
"Randy, FYI - best to use 3/8 inch thick stock like Scott did, to assure the properly exposed shafts and dial clearance. The receiver came with a pair of studs protruding on the front corners of the chassis to properly position the chassis against…"
"David, all the panel parts are missing but i can cut a wood panel, better than nothing for now"
"you proposing to cut a panel if you had a pencil drawing as a pattern?
And do you have escutcheons for controls, eye and dial crystal?"
"Thanks, Kent but ill work on it myself and ill post it when its done."
"Randy -
While we do have drilling templates for some models, I am not aware of one for the Masterpiece. I could probably create one, but I won't be able to work on it for a couple weeks.
Kent"
"Last question is there a template here for the wood faceplate of the masterpiece? Mine is missing."
"Ok, so i dont have a 30 ohm VC, its been changed"
"A 38 ohm voice coil will read about 30 to 32 ohms on a VTVM - about what Scott said "
"Always remember that impedance is the resistance to AC (in this case, audio) at a certain frequency. DC resistance is completely different. "
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