Picked this up today Philco 38-690, I have been searching for a while for one !
It is in really nice condition and 100% complete
My Console collection is near Complete, Zenith 16a61 Strat, Scott Philharmonic Gothic Grande, now I can add This one !!
All I need now is to find a Walton and I will be a happy Puppy !!
@Kirk, you are really gonna hate me now, considering I literally stole this from your Backyard !!!
Rock
Where was it listed or you heard of it privately?
Great find (hate you already)
Now that is a score Rock.
Does the chassis look as good as the cabinet?
Jerry
MAN am I jealous!!! Great find!
Gregb
ROCK WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS CONSOLE!! A great find....and I am besides myself! was it a local find? WOW!!!!
Here are the chassis pics
Rock
not only nice on outside but on the inside to!
Looks like you got yourself a real fine set there!
Gregb
The set was designed when some stations had hi fi modulators and broadband modulation was permitted for WLW at least. You'll need to build a small xmitter to show-off the radio. Or, at least, get a phonograph with a magnetic pickup and a preamp to connect to it.
PS AM stations now not only cut the audio above 5 kHz, as required by law, they cut the low freqs too and boost the apparent loudness of their blabber-mouths.
Very nice!!! .. That's my dream radio. If I ever find one, I will probably spend a year of my life making it perfect.
John (Rock),
You did it! The mack daddy of all Philcos! Congratulations!
(p.s. I merged your two 38-690 threads into this one since it is on the same subject.)
Bleeping Bleep !!!!!!!!!
John, you are unbelievable!!!!! An outstanding find!!!
Reckon you can find Pam Anderson for me.
Tom, I had a good come-back for that last part but...
Don't wanna get into trouble
We don't take kindly to poachers on this here Long Island
Arent there enough radios up where you live or did you already buy them all?
I may have to add that to my wants list. It is quite nice.