04-18-2017, 08:54 AM
My 2 cents' worth, fwiw:
Yes, it is within the realm of possibility that this could have been modified at the factory...or that someone removed the original push-pull single shaft tuning assembly and installed a concentric control from a late version 16 or 144...
...but have you guys considered another possibility:
Someone could have taken a complete tuning condenser assembly (including dial drive) from a late version 144 and installed it in the 16 chassis. The tuning condenser would be the same (4-gang).
As to the speaker jack. I've never seen a 16 Code 121 that had a speaker jack, and the power transformer on Craig's chassis doesn't look hefty enough to be a Code 122 or 123. Those did have speaker jacks because they were used in consoles (Code 122) and chairsides (Code 123).
Yes, it is within the realm of possibility that this could have been modified at the factory...or that someone removed the original push-pull single shaft tuning assembly and installed a concentric control from a late version 16 or 144...
...but have you guys considered another possibility:
Someone could have taken a complete tuning condenser assembly (including dial drive) from a late version 144 and installed it in the 16 chassis. The tuning condenser would be the same (4-gang).
As to the speaker jack. I've never seen a 16 Code 121 that had a speaker jack, and the power transformer on Craig's chassis doesn't look hefty enough to be a Code 122 or 123. Those did have speaker jacks because they were used in consoles (Code 122) and chairsides (Code 123).
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
