[Ron Ramirez]

Yes! It was Fred Rice who invited me to take pictures of it. I remember now...he had just bought it.

And, yes, now that you mention it, I do remember that 1936 radio-phonograph. Only when I saw it, it was an empty cabinet, and in very poor shape. I also thought about picking it up, but decided it would be more work than I was capable of to bring it back.

Seems like I've seen pictures of the Philco 91-based central sound system you speak of. I think I even have the photos around here somewhere. I'm sure it was big...I have a photo of a complete Philco-IBM system that had been installed at a high school in my hometown (Kansas City, MO). It had what appear to be two 37-660-based chassis inside, with two large, separate power amplifiers.

It's shown here:

http://www.philcoradio.com/history/othrphil.htm

I wonder whatever happened to that unit. My parents and I left KC when I was 12. I think Southeast High School is still in use...maybe I should go check it out, next time I visit KC.