10-19-2018, 08:22 PM
I got a 1935 Philco 66S Tombstone earlier this year from our friend Wilbur. I had a restored 66B Cathedral chassis restored, so I swapped it out.
The dial has a gap when viewing through the front escutcheon. (See pic below).
I even replaced the chassis bushings, and the tuning cap bushings with new replacements. Still a gap.
My question is this: Did the 66S have a different run (code) chassis that included a different dial, or was this just an oversight from the factory?
The chassis that came in the 66S has the same dial, as far as I can tell, but Wilbur may have robbed that chassis from another 66B.
I noted that my 66B Cathedral has a smaller opening in the escutcheon, so there's no gap problem with that one.
I even pulled the escutcheon from that to see if I could swap them. No such luck.
Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
[Image: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1922/3156...5724_z.jpg]
The dial has a gap when viewing through the front escutcheon. (See pic below).
I even replaced the chassis bushings, and the tuning cap bushings with new replacements. Still a gap.
My question is this: Did the 66S have a different run (code) chassis that included a different dial, or was this just an oversight from the factory?
The chassis that came in the 66S has the same dial, as far as I can tell, but Wilbur may have robbed that chassis from another 66B.
I noted that my 66B Cathedral has a smaller opening in the escutcheon, so there's no gap problem with that one.
I even pulled the escutcheon from that to see if I could swap them. No such luck.
Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
[Image: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1922/3156...5724_z.jpg]
Blessings,
Jeff W.
Jonesboro, Arkansas
http://jeffsradios.weebly.com
God loves you as you are, not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be. - Brennan Manning
