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Repurpose a Philco
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Doug,

Not exactly sure how to reply with quote on this forum

you wrote :

"RE: Repurpose a Philco
There's a new one for you: "Repurpose" New synonym for "trash" (verb).
I fail to understand why our modern self-flattering "artistes" are motivated to taking a piece of well-preserved history, gutting it, and packing some other contemporary items into it, and displaying it as a perverted notion of "art".

Following that rape of an artifact, they often slobber off white paint on it, paint cute flowery things all over it.

Once gutted, painted, and decorated, they call it "shabby". Better name is "garbage".

Better idea: Go out to the appropriate store, buy a cabinet for your modern stereo and sell the vintage item to someone who has a feeling for the preservation of historical things, and they can preserve the item for more time.

The world is overflowing with bad ideas. "


I am not an artist, and wouldn't consider what I am suggesting art. in the car world they call it resto-mod. My intention was to restore the cabinet to look like it did in the 30's, and modify it to hold all the luxuries available today without having to look at them.

I very much have a great deal of respect for all things vintage. Which is why I asked before getting out the prybar... I just cleaned up an old Schwinn bicycle for my GF to ride in a vintage "tweed" ride this spring. Because she does too.

There are many areas in our lives where we much prefer old over new.

Home entertainment is not one of them, but our problem is, we hate looking at the pieces. The philco has been ignored in the side room for years, and we are looking forward to having it in the new larger living room.

Much more so, than a rack of flashing lights and whirring fans next to the rolltop desk with the computer in it across from her grandmas hutch. Hence my search for combining the two.

Perhaps there is a nondestructive option Like shaler78 suggests, keep it intact and put some of the smaller components in it as is. I also like the idea of getting the dial light to work.

The subwoofer might fit but I fear rattling the Philco to pieces so I probably wont try that.

Thanks again for all opinions.


Messages In This Thread
Repurpose a Philco - by mis4tun81 - 04-09-2013, 12:31 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by jerryhawthorne - 04-09-2013, 05:55 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by w4rtc - 04-09-2013, 06:10 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by Doug Houston - 04-09-2013, 07:24 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by Arran - 04-09-2013, 07:31 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by shaler78 - 04-09-2013, 08:39 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by shaler78 - 04-09-2013, 09:09 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by chris25260880 - 04-10-2013, 12:40 AM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by codefox1 - 04-10-2013, 10:27 AM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by PhilcoMike - 04-10-2013, 11:23 AM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by mis4tun81 - 04-10-2013, 11:40 AM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by Art Hoch - 04-10-2013, 12:09 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by mis4tun81 - 04-10-2013, 12:19 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by mis4tun81 - 04-10-2013, 12:21 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by mis4tun81 - 04-10-2013, 12:26 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by Ron Ramirez - 04-10-2013, 01:38 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by mis4tun81 - 04-10-2013, 03:55 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by Gene Pederson - 04-10-2013, 04:15 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by shaler78 - 04-10-2013, 04:41 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by Phlogiston - 04-10-2013, 07:49 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by TimC - 04-10-2013, 09:10 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by Arran - 04-10-2013, 09:38 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by GarySP - 04-10-2013, 10:03 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by Arran - 04-10-2013, 10:59 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by gary rabbitt - 04-11-2013, 03:56 PM
RE: Repurpose a Philco - by DeckApe - 04-13-2013, 10:55 AM



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