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New Guy with a Philco.
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Hi everyone. my name is Rich (LocoStereo) and I reside in upstate NY in a town called Saratoga NY. I am an electrician, musician, and an audiophile. I love vintage stereo stuff form the 70's and early 80's. I just recently obtained a Philco 42-323 that was my late Grandfathers. It had not been ran in probably 25yrs, as it was stored atop of a dresser. I got it home cleaned it all up and it came out absolutely beautiful. And it works just as well as it looks. I believe 4/6 tubes are original, and all of the caps are original as well. I think the fact that it was stored in a dry climate added yrs to it. The only problem that I see, and it's cosmetic is the black paint on the back of the dial indicator lens. It is flacking off, and I was wondering if a replacement could be found, or if there was a repair that could be done. I have tried to find some info on the radio, and from I found it was produced June, July of 1941, and was the new model for 1942. As far as I know, there were only 10k made. If anybody has any info on the 42-323 I would appreciate it. I did a search on my model here in the forum, and to my surprise there was nothing listed. Thanks for welcoming me in!

Rich


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