The Echophone model S-4 cathedral

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This was a revised version of THE earliest cathedral produced by the company, the very similar model "C". That primitive "bread-board" style chassis set was manufactured in late 1929-early 1930 in Los Angeles. By mid-year manufacturing moved to Chicago and the set was made with a more conventional chassis and slightly revised cabinet with the model numbers S-3 and S-4. The next year the highly desirable repwood gothic grilled models were manufactured. Soon they were bought-out by Hallicrafters and their golden era was over.
This set had a rather poor cabinet refresh and I completely refinished it with a correct "toasted" edged look. It has a lit drum dial and only a volume control in front. The on/off toggle switch is oddly mounted on the back of the chassis and is factory correct. Pretty good 6-tube performance. It was nicknamed the "Bantam".