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I bought a Philco 37-650 today..
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Thanks! It plays great. It has become my daily driver. I do need to get back inside it and fix the volume control. The rod that connects the knob to the volume control comes loose about once a week. I fish around until it catches, but it needs to be repaired correctly. The veneer wasn't nearly as bad as it looked. Once I stripped the cabinet, I could see that the cracks were very minor. They were paper thin, and the very extreme outside layer of veneer.. The underlying veneer was solid. I had to glue two small areas, about the size of a dime. Then I sanded it very lightly and the cracks vanished. I used a little timbermate on the two areas I glued, then sprayed it all with toner.

I can take some better photos of it, if you guys are interested in seeing it..

The artist formerly known as Puhpow! 8)


Messages In This Thread
I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by Jamie - 08-18-2013, 03:54 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by KCMike - 08-18-2013, 10:55 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by Jamie - 08-19-2013, 07:15 AM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by Jamie - 08-19-2013, 01:36 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by AI2V - 08-20-2013, 03:59 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by AI2V - 08-21-2013, 11:04 AM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by Jamie - 08-21-2013, 03:43 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by Arran - 08-22-2013, 10:44 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by Jamie - 10-02-2013, 08:50 AM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by Jamie - 10-06-2013, 04:15 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by PT57 - 10-20-2013, 03:03 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by Jamie - 10-20-2013, 03:54 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by PT57 - 10-20-2013, 03:56 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by Jamie - 10-20-2013, 04:58 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by Jamie - 11-01-2013, 06:46 PM
RE: I bought a Philco 37-650 today.. - by PT57 - 11-01-2013, 09:23 PM



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