09-29-2008, 09:18 PM
Tonight after work I finished spraying lacquer on my 32B cabinet; and then after letting it sit for awhile, I added grille cloth, reinstalled the escutcheon, and installed the Super 89 chassis and speaker.
By way of review, here is how the 32B cabinet looked before I finished gluing it together:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...89_005.jpg]
As you can see, the top is off. You can sort of see, if you look closely, that the left shoulder is also missing.
Imagine if you will:
* top broken off
* left shoulder broken off
* left front trim broken off
* two grillebars broken out
* upper quarter round trim above front panel missing
* wooden brackets inside cabinet that held the 32B power supply were separated from the left side of the cabinet
Now look at the completed set below.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...89_025.jpg]
As I said before...it is not perfect...but considering the condition both chassis and cabinet were in...it's a pretty nice transformation, I would say.
This is already my favorite radio...because I brought both cabinet and chassis back from pure junk...and with the modifications to the chassis, this set will outperform any stock 89.
By way of review, here is how the 32B cabinet looked before I finished gluing it together:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...89_005.jpg]
As you can see, the top is off. You can sort of see, if you look closely, that the left shoulder is also missing.
Imagine if you will:
* top broken off
* left shoulder broken off
* left front trim broken off
* two grillebars broken out
* upper quarter round trim above front panel missing
* wooden brackets inside cabinet that held the 32B power supply were separated from the left side of the cabinet
Now look at the completed set below.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...89_025.jpg]
As I said before...it is not perfect...but considering the condition both chassis and cabinet were in...it's a pretty nice transformation, I would say.
This is already my favorite radio...because I brought both cabinet and chassis back from pure junk...and with the modifications to the chassis, this set will outperform any stock 89.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
