08-02-2016, 03:41 PM
The 37-60 cabinet has a smaller hole for the tuning shaft...becaaause the 37-60 only has single speed tuning.
The 37-61 cabinet has a larger hole for the tuning shaft...because the 37-61 has dual tuning knobs (inner knob and outer collar) to provide two speed tuning.
Otherwise...no, the cabinets are the same.
You are aware, I'm sure, that the early 1937 models were cathedrals, and the later 1937 models (from mid-season on) were tombstones? And then there were the consoles...
At one time I owned a 37-60B and a 37-61B, both cathedrals. Other than the tuning shaft and size of that hole...the cabinets were identical.
And, no...the 37-61 does not have three bands, it has two. But the second band is a real SW band, not the "police" band of the 37-60. Which is probably why the 37-61 has dual concentric tuning knobs...to make the SW stations easier to tune in.
If you had to, you could always punch that 3/8" tuning shaft hole to 3/4" with the aid of a Forstner bit.
The 37-61 cabinet has a larger hole for the tuning shaft...because the 37-61 has dual tuning knobs (inner knob and outer collar) to provide two speed tuning.
Otherwise...no, the cabinets are the same.
You are aware, I'm sure, that the early 1937 models were cathedrals, and the later 1937 models (from mid-season on) were tombstones? And then there were the consoles...
At one time I owned a 37-60B and a 37-61B, both cathedrals. Other than the tuning shaft and size of that hole...the cabinets were identical.
And, no...the 37-61 does not have three bands, it has two. But the second band is a real SW band, not the "police" band of the 37-60. Which is probably why the 37-61 has dual concentric tuning knobs...to make the SW stations easier to tune in.
If you had to, you could always punch that 3/8" tuning shaft hole to 3/4" with the aid of a Forstner bit.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
