I did some research on my Philco 38-7CS and it turns out it's been modified. That record player and those switches shouldn't be there at all
Here's one that's been
beautifully restored.
I'm guessing the mod was done by these guys long ago.
The chassis and tuning mechanism are in good shape. Just one metal capacitor missing and a broken volume control shaft.
I've already decided to restore the wiring to it's original state, but what about the turntable?
If I remove it there will be two large holes to patch and some smaller ones from switches and the tonearm. I do have some wsuitable walnet veneer and toner lacquer on hand.
It's a fairly uncommon set (7,750 made) so I'm leaning towards a full restoration of the cabinet right now. I know it won't be easy though.
What do you guys think ?