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Philco 38-690 restoration completed - Ragazzo - 06-07-2011
After more than a year - it is finished now.
Grill cloth is somewhat loose - I'll change that in the future.
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More pictures will follow.
I tried to keep it as authentic, as possible, so kept part of the original finish and grill cloth.
It was also electronically restored.
Works perfectly. "Magnetic tuning" is fantastic. A lot of stations, big sound.
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - Ragazzo - 06-07-2011
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Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - Uffda - 06-07-2011
Mighty fine piece of work there. Inspiring the rest of us.
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - w4rtc - 06-07-2011
All I can say is "WOW"
a fine looking radio. 
Joe
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - TA Forbes - 06-07-2011
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - etech - 06-08-2011
Very nice job! Just beautiful!
I have a 38-690 to restore also! I think it is going to be quite a while before I get it done. I'm looking for some of the old Philco paper caps for this radio suitable for re-stuffing, as some of the paper caps in my set had already been replaced by the time I got it.
If you have any from your set that you will not be re-stuffing, please let me know. You can find a list of the caps I'm missing in this thread.
Link has expired - no longer available
Thanks,
Ed
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - Ragazzo - 06-09-2011
Ed, nothing has left. I re-stuffed all paper caps in power supply chassis, even if part of them were good. As a matter of fact I saw a bunch of paper caps being sold on e-bay now. OK, it is German E-bay: http://cgi.ebay.de/320663200718
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - etech - 06-10-2011
OK, thanks anyway. I will keep looking.
Ed
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - radoez - 06-10-2011
Beautiful job! One of my all time favorite radios. I tried to get one under the radar from an auction in Ohio about two weeks ago. I participated in the auction by phone along with another person from Pa. who also called in. Needless to say i didn't win. I think i may have been beaten by Willie, seeing how he just sold another one on E-bay. Oh well i will just have to keep looking.
Mike
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - Dan Walker - 07-21-2011
Now that IS a very nice radio ,,you did a good job .. The photos are also very good.. We all like to see good photos of the radios. It looks like a skyscraper, and the finish is stunning.ONCE AGAIN real nice
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - Steve Davis - 07-22-2011
Absolutely beautiful!
Steve
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - Eliot Ness - 07-23-2011
The 38-690 is an impressive radio and yours is perhaps the best example I have seen. Very good work and thanks for sharing!
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - calmark - 07-23-2011
If I can get mine looking haft as good as yours, I'll be happy.
Thanks for sharing.
Mark
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - codefox1 - 07-23-2011
Very nice indeed. An inspiration to all.
Re: Philco 38-690 restoration completed - Ron Ramirez - 08-02-2011
Yes...very, very nice!