Philco 650X Phinally Phinished
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I have owned this console since my grandmother passed away in 1964. I knew it wasn't working so it got put in the basement for a while then at some point I removed the chassis and was overwhelmed. Chassis went into a box and the cabinet stayed in the basement, both for future consideration. I got around to looking at restoration when we moved and rediscovered the chassis. That's when I discovered the Phorum and all the resources it has.
To my dismay, there was 3 open transformer primaries, RF, Audio and OPT. The speaker cone was trash. So I knew this would be a long haul. In addition, the cabinet veneer was peeling away at the seams on the front curve and some of the vertical columns were damaged.
In the summer of 2017 I spent almost 3 months stripping and reconstructing the cabinet and one other console radio cabinet. Then started off and on with the chassis. After salvaging parts from two other chassis and rewiring I had a working radio. I just finished putting on the finishing touches and it sounds very nice and is very sensitive.
For anyone interested, I will be posting some of the left-over 650 parts for sale.
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This is a beautiful radio. Plus a family heirloom.
Great job, Rod.
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Great job, Rod! Grandma is smiling. Take care and BE HEALTHY! Gary
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Hello Rod,
Wow, that looks great !
Sincerely Richard
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Very nice! 
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Super deluxe.....Paul
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Looks Great! Nice Job....
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