07-30-2017, 01:14 AM
I put some work in on the Philco this weekend. I stripped the cabinet out to thoroughly clean everything using compressed air and some elbow grease. I did discover a handwritten (in chaulk?) "HJ Service" tag under the radio chassis. Unfortunately, it came right off as I was cleaning the unit, but I did manage to get a picture of it before. Maybe it was serviced and had the 1937 chassis installed in the 1938 console at some point?
I cleaned the veneer with gojo and finshed it with Harold's as recommended. I also installed replacement grill cloth on a fresh sheet of plywood I had lying around. All done, I think it came out pretty nice! I still haven't touched the radio chassis besides cleaning it. I reinstalled the clean(er) chassis in the console, but left the speaker etc out. Someday I'll get around to making the radio work, but for now I am pretty happy. Much thanks to everyone who helped me out and shared some knowledge with me!
I cleaned the veneer with gojo and finshed it with Harold's as recommended. I also installed replacement grill cloth on a fresh sheet of plywood I had lying around. All done, I think it came out pretty nice! I still haven't touched the radio chassis besides cleaning it. I reinstalled the clean(er) chassis in the console, but left the speaker etc out. Someday I'll get around to making the radio work, but for now I am pretty happy. Much thanks to everyone who helped me out and shared some knowledge with me!