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BIG Northern Electric - Brad Winder - 04-25-2021
Well...another HUGE console has found me.
I don't know why this happens...Northern Electric 1831A. It's an 18 tube high fidelity all-wave set, with a flip dial.
RE: BIG Northern Electric - John Bartley - 04-25-2021
Nice to get the MirroPhonic back as well. They are often missing.
RE: BIG Northern Electric - Brad Winder - 04-26-2021
Yes! And I love how they "advertised" their chamber on the back, much like RCA, GE, Stromberg Carlson and others did. I guess the manufacturers knew that when you had an expensive set like that, you were going to show off the front AND the back to your friends and family.
RE: BIG Northern Electric - Dan Walker - 04-26-2021
It looks like it is in pretty good condition . Maybe you can put the bottom of the grill cloth on the top ,so it won't be seen as easily and you can get the
escutcheon for the radio from Renovated Radios.
I like the Northern electric radios; and any that I have had sounded very good
You have a nice one there
Dan in Calgary.
RE: BIG Northern Electric - Brad Winder - 04-27-2021
Hi Dan,
I'm hoping that the fabric has just let loose from the bottom, and I can stretch it back down. If not, I may try to do exactly as you said.
The plastic dial bubble shouldn't be an issue; Mark Palmquist makes very nice covers. I've purchased a few from him before. www.dialcover.com
RE: BIG Northern Electric - Arran - 04-29-2021
The only electrical weak point in some pre war Northern Electrics seems to be the power transformers, every other AC N.E I have run into seems to have a Hammond replacement. I don't see many N.Es where I am, except the post war 5000 series models, I have a chassis for one downstairs that was a clone of an American Bosch. The other problems are Tennite plastic knobs, oddly similar to those used on some Silvertone sets, and washaway paint on some dials, at least in the 1936-37 models. If the back from the Mirrorphonic Chamber was missing, you can still buy that pressed wood pulp material in some lumberyards, sold as sound deadening board I think, back when the N.E was made it was known as "Ten Test" or "Donacona" board. That stuff used to be popular as wall board, in the 1930s and 40s, before drywall became common, they had a type of drywall but it was in 12'' wide strips and had to be plastered over.
Regards
Arran
RE: BIG Northern Electric - Brad Winder - 05-13-2021
Yes, I have seen many of the NE sets with replacement Hammond transformers on them. I thought that maybe NE used Hammonds, but now that I have a few NE's in the collection with original transformers, I see that there was problems with them.