Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

pHILCO MODEL 20 CABINET
#1

Hello: I finished recapping and replacing resistors on my Philco model 20 chassis - it works great. However, now I need a cabinet for it. Does anyone have a cabinet I could purchase, for my model 20 chassis? Thanks, Phil
#2

Hello Phil, whew, that may be a tall order finding a cabinet here. Worth the ask though. Perhaps someone here has a spare. You may have to do the ebay route to find one. I made the mistake several yrs ago of fully electronically restoring a 1929 Fada mod KW TRF chassis with a bad cab. Ive been looking over 12 yrs for a lowboy cab for it, even on epay, and never found one yet. My radio chassis & orig spkr sound great on my workbench! They just need a orig home to be placed again. Good luck, and you can still enjoy your fully-restored Philco until a cabinet becomes available. I call these "orphan radios", and they will someday find their homes indeed! Just takes patience & extra $ sometimes. Icon_wink
#3

How about a reproduction cabinet from Dick Oliver?

http://www.philcoradio.com/resource.htm

He does excellent work. He can make either the early "plain" cabinet or the later revised "deluxe" cabinet.

--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#4

Very interesting. I wasn't aware anyone made repro cabinets. Any chance of more models being available in the future?
#5

Dick Oliver makes reproduction cabinets for Models 20 (plain and deluxe), 21/46, 70/35, and 90.

He could possibly be persuaded to make others if he had a decent original to go by. He made a custom front panel for a 16B cathedral cabinet for me not too long ago, with shafts drilled to fit a 116 chassis. (This was a customer request...retrofitting a 116 chassis into a 16B cathedral cabinet.)

--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#6

Aye, there's the rub, (as in hand-rubbed cabinet?). That wouldn't be a bad little sideline biz if there were enough demand for various cabinets.




Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)
[-]
Recent Posts
Jackson 715 not working
Now that you posted the schematic, I don't know why that Sprague electrolytic cap is across the meter, as it is not indi...MrFixr55 — 05:51 PM
HiFi (Chifi) tube amp build - but my own design.
What may be lacking in the PP Tube amps may be the 2nd harmonics, which some, especially RCA back in the day called &quo...MrFixr55 — 05:32 PM
Jackson 715 not working
Usually in an emission tester, the tube under test is measured as if it were a diode. So, some testers connect all the g...RodB — 04:17 PM
Restoring Philco 37-604C
Yep. F5 is green, D5 is Red. Red is Bad. Green is Clean.morzh — 01:30 PM
Jackson 715 not working
I did start to do that but I stalled out because I could not figure out how the grid and plate get voltage. In this diag...daveone23 — 11:52 AM
Restoring Philco 37-604C
(Insert Homer Simpson "DOPF" Here.) When all fails, look at the can. Took the Ron Ramirez advice, red Caig D...MrFixr55 — 09:23 AM
Philco 91 Speaker Replacement
From your text I am not sure if you intend to use the existing speaker with a resistor instead of the field coil. It wo...morzh — 08:44 AM
Philco 91 Speaker Replacement
My field coil is bad. I am still hoping to find an original, but if I can't I will go with a fitting Philco speaker, 125...dconant — 08:34 AM
Philco 91 Speaker Replacement
As Rod said, it is OK to use a fitting speaker, and then look for an original one. If you buy a Hammond 125 output tr...morzh — 08:15 AM
Philco 91 Speaker Replacement
Yes, I often have to substitute, then keep an eye out for an original. In the meantime, the radio is working and being e...RodB — 08:02 AM

[-]
Who's Online
There are currently no members online.

>