12-27-2022, 11:48 AM
I had a shot at a Midwest locally, maybe '96 or so. Stored in a local New Bedford antique warehouse. It was in poor condition, rust on the bezel/chassis, speaker "misplaced", cabinet in major distress some de-laminating 90% of the finish gone. I'm thinking it went through the '38 hurricane. The dealer wanted a premium, talking 2-300$. I have had my fill of such junk, I smiled and focused on a Zenith 6S (something) and got that for c-note. With a spare and an extra chassis for that model it is a future project.
He did have a "modern" creatively reworked RCA 44, It looked like some sort of HF or shortwave modification with miniature tubes. Not a recent hack but more like mid 50's. I made a $$ inquiry, but again, too much for too little... My interest was to simply learn as to what the mods were/worked...
Paul, so very right, Midwests in New England are very rare indeed.
Chas
He did have a "modern" creatively reworked RCA 44, It looked like some sort of HF or shortwave modification with miniature tubes. Not a recent hack but more like mid 50's. I made a $$ inquiry, but again, too much for too little... My interest was to simply learn as to what the mods were/worked...
Paul, so very right, Midwests in New England are very rare indeed.
Chas
Pliny the younger
“nihil novum nihil varium nihil quod non semel spectasse sufficiat”
