Philco 16/16b

[Boobtubeman]

Yay.. book ordered... Thanks for the heads up Sean

SR

[WISCOJIM]

Ordered one for myself, thanks guys!

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[Boobtubeman]

Anyone ever have a speaker done By nostalgiasounds in Oregon? Thinking of sending the speaker there because its close to me...

SR

[Tim R.]

Originally Posted by Boobtubeman

Anyone ever have a speaker done By nostalgiasounds in Oregon? Thinking of sending the speaker there because its close to me...

SR

No experience with them, but I had my speaker done by Allen Speaker Reconing in Houston. Allen is an old-time repairman who's been doing reconing for decades, and the job he did on my speaker was top notch. He was also a real hoot to talk to on the phone as well.


-Tim

[Boobtubeman]

Cool, i was curious because of location (closer to me). Probably not a good time to send anything to Houston at the moment. Not in a hurry, just gathering info..

How do i contact Allen?

SR

[Tim R.]

Originally Posted by Boobtubeman

Cool, i was curious because of location (closer to me). Probably not a good time to send anything to Houston at the moment. Not in a hurry, just gathering info..

How do i contact Allen?

SR

Good point about Houston. I don't know if that area was affected - the best thing to do would be to call them at (713) 862-2747.

For what it's worth, I mailed them the speaker when I got it reconed. It was easier and cheaper than fighting Houston traffic. The speaker was returned to me packaged better than when I'd sent it to them.

Wish I had info on the speaker place close to you, but since Allen's did a great job on mine, I thought I'd give them a plug.


Tim

[Boobtubeman]

Originally Posted by Tim R.

Good point about Houston. I don't know if that area was affected - the best thing to do would be to call them at (713) 862-2747.

For what it's worth, I mailed them the speaker when I got it reconed. It was easier and cheaper than fighting Houston traffic. The speaker was returned to me packaged better than when I'd sent it to them.

Wish I had info on the speaker place close to you, but since Allen's did a great job on mine, I thought I'd give them a plug.


Tim

Nothing wrong with satisfied word of mouth..

Dropped the Place close to me an e-mail and havent heard squat so far, so it may go to Houston after all..

SR

[Boobtubeman]

Anyone have a MFD translation for a PHILCO 30-4020-X ?

SR

[Boobtubeman]

Answer was .05...

But atleast the speaker is re-coned

SR

[Titan1a]

I just received a 1936 116X chassis. The 11 inch speaker comes next week!

[7"estatdef]

If ever get out by Philly I have spare cabinet.
So how that Tech lic coming along??

Terry N3GTE

[Titan1a]

I had my Philco 1936 166-122 chassis chauffeured to the local vintage repair shop for repair. I anticipate a wait of at least three months and $400. Now I'm waiting for knobs, bezel and tombstone cabinet. My 37-665B is back and running as my main radio.

[Boobtubeman]

Anyone in my area have experience and the signal generator required to tune up a 16b?
I got it running and eventually will need to get it tuned once i get the bugs worked out..

SR

[Titan1a]

BTW The Philco 116-122 still sits lonely at the repair shop. Should be done in three weeks (don't count on it). I picked up a 116B cabinet on eBay but it needs refinished. I still use the 37-665B which is still working good. I wonder if/when my sick Zenith 11S474 will be repaired?

[Boobtubeman]

Anyone know of a RF signal generator with a digital display suitable for tuning my radio?