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Finally finished my 116
#1

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Not perfect, but it came out pretty well. I wish I could find the before pictures but it had the typical badly flaking sides and top, ripped grille cloth, etc.

Steve Chambers
#2

Beautiful. Icon_thumbup Great job!

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#3

That's sweet. How does it sound?

The artist formerly known as Puhpow! 8)
#4

That is one good looking radio. Icon_smile

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#5

That is handsome! I guess I was always interested in the guts of old radios and never really realized how striking they could be visually. There is some fine art to be found in such things.
#6

If only the non antique radio person could see and hear that 116, we would have them hooked! As my Grandma would say, she is a corker!

Great job.

Paul

Tubetalk1
#7

Very impressive work! Congrats.

Gene
#8

Nice looking Steve.

Just started on a set I picked up a few weeks back.

Are the sides and front trim Ebony color?

Tim
#9

Not ebony, but Extra Dark Walnut (Mohawk Ultra Classic toner).

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#10

Thanks Ron. After posting I searched and found several good threads.
A wealth of info.


Tim
#11

Very nice work, Steve! I love the two-tone appearance! Any thought to something on the knobs, or are you going to leave them in their natural state? I'm debating the same issue with mine.

Eric
#12

"If only the non antique radio person could see and hear that 116, we would have them hooked! As my Grandma would say, she is a corker!"

What's so special about the sound?
#13

Audiomagnate;

You would have to hear one to be able to appreciate the sound. Suffice to say that it is full-range and comes from a push-pull output stage via a nice 10" speaker. I used to listen to international shortwave broadcasts on one in the late 1950s with a friend. We always were impressed by the quality of the sound from this 20 plus year old set at the time. At one time the high end of the AM broadcast band was set aside for stations to broadcast in higher fidelity with extended high frequency audio content. The better sets could rival some of the better Hi-Fi equipment of the 1950s and 1960s. There are still a few stations that have good audio and programming. Intl. shortwave is still active and some good music programs are presented from time to time.
#14

GOOD LOOKING RADIO! Thanks for a great restoration...Another Philco saved! Thanks for posting it . I must sound as good as it looks.
#15

Wow! That came out great! Icon_thumbup

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