10-17-2010, 09:24 PM
Just got home from a radio meet, and a sort of nice 37-650 phonograph combination folloowed me home (in the back of my car). The cabinet is in pretty decent shape, and a good going over with Go-Jo should make it really nice. The speaker is missing, so if anyone hereabouts knows of one for sale, let me know....please.
I've only ever seen one other of these sets, and it was several years ago. It wa the first I'd known that there was such a model. The phono motor board uses an RCA magnetic pickup in their Inertia tone arm. I haven't checked who supplied the motor, but it doesn't appear to be RCA. So now, though it wasn't planned that way, I have the console (37-650X), the table version (37-650B), and now, this phono combo (37-650?). These must be all of the variations on that model, no?
The grille cloth appears to be a tad frowsy. I had only a quick look at it as we loaded it in the car. No sweat, 'cause I have a supply of new herringbone cloth from John Okolowicz.
The 37-650 is very familiar to me. My father bought one new for Christmas, 1936. I helped uncrate it, and in later years, maintained it for the family. Since Phono combinations are my cup of tea, this job is a welcome addition to my already overflowing collection. The bloomin' thing weighs a ton.
Anyway, this is the first console I've bought in some time, and it was a nice surprise to find it. The price was surprisingly low, so that just sweetened the deal.
I've only ever seen one other of these sets, and it was several years ago. It wa the first I'd known that there was such a model. The phono motor board uses an RCA magnetic pickup in their Inertia tone arm. I haven't checked who supplied the motor, but it doesn't appear to be RCA. So now, though it wasn't planned that way, I have the console (37-650X), the table version (37-650B), and now, this phono combo (37-650?). These must be all of the variations on that model, no?
The grille cloth appears to be a tad frowsy. I had only a quick look at it as we loaded it in the car. No sweat, 'cause I have a supply of new herringbone cloth from John Okolowicz.
The 37-650 is very familiar to me. My father bought one new for Christmas, 1936. I helped uncrate it, and in later years, maintained it for the family. Since Phono combinations are my cup of tea, this job is a welcome addition to my already overflowing collection. The bloomin' thing weighs a ton.
Anyway, this is the first console I've bought in some time, and it was a nice surprise to find it. The price was surprisingly low, so that just sweetened the deal.
