10-25-2015, 08:01 PM
Just finished it today. A nice player, but a lot of rubber wire.
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Pilot X-131 finished
10-25-2015, 08:01 PM
Just finished it today. A nice player, but a lot of rubber wire.
[Image: http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a414...b2fi5q.jpg]
10-25-2015, 09:10 PM
Lookin' good!
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10-26-2015, 11:48 AM
Very nice radio with a beautiful finish! Where did you find your decals? I have a Pilot H220 and it is one heck of a performer.
Craig R.
10-26-2015, 02:33 PM
Thanks! Those are the original decals. I lightly sanded the cabinet and sprayed with clear lacquer, sanding in between coats. It cleaned up well and sounds great.
10-26-2015, 08:59 PM
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10-26-2015, 10:34 PM
![]() John KK4ZLF Lexington, KY "illegitimis non carborundum"
10-27-2015, 06:40 AM
Nice job, that's a good looking radio. The fins for speaker opening real makes the cabinet POP.
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10-27-2015, 03:03 PM
Agree with Fred. Man, I love radios like that. Art-Deco was the best style ever. What year was that from? ED
10-28-2015, 06:34 PM
I think it was a 1941 model. It's been playing great for a week now. My new daily driver.
10-29-2015, 06:50 AM
Cool set!! I have a Pilot H224, a 12 tube (incl 1 ballast) AC/DC set with four 25L6 output tubes, a roller dial, and a serpentine filament string! It is a decent receiver and has decent sound, but is not of the same quality as a comparable transformer set.
10-29-2015, 08:31 PM
Pilot was an interesting company, made stuff in New York and Massachusetts. I got beat on a large table set at a swap not long ago, it was not as sharp but had a unique look and very large knobs.
Good luck with that very fine looking set. Paul Tubetalk1
10-30-2015, 05:56 PM
Thank you for all the nice comments.
Steve
11-01-2015, 02:01 AM
That dial in that Pilot reminds me of the ones used in the 1939 RCA Victor models, white lettering and numbers on a brown background, the shade of brown is the same too.
Regards Arran
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