10-28-2012, 09:15 AM
Not to throw cold water on buying a 37-116, but as was pointed out consoles can often be very difficult to get rid of. A house with a console in every room certainly isn't going to please the spouses, nor would four consoles in one room make much sense- that would look more like a store.
The 37-116 is not an especially rare model; I would wait to find a more unusual console, one with striking design and performance. You may want a model that's easier to work on. The 37-116 is not really difficult once you have unsoldered about 8 wires to the RF deck, and then taken on the mechanics of the dial.
My house is large but I allow myself only one console (presently an Atwater Kent) but I have many tabletop radios of all sizes that are easily rotated for display and use. The current rotating "display" radio is a 37-670 tombstone.
The 37-116 is not an especially rare model; I would wait to find a more unusual console, one with striking design and performance. You may want a model that's easier to work on. The 37-116 is not really difficult once you have unsoldered about 8 wires to the RF deck, and then taken on the mechanics of the dial.
My house is large but I allow myself only one console (presently an Atwater Kent) but I have many tabletop radios of all sizes that are easily rotated for display and use. The current rotating "display" radio is a 37-670 tombstone.
Pete AI2V
