Oh Bob, you need this one...

[Eric H]

to round out your Admiral collection.


http://cgi.ebay.com/1948-Admiral-Tri...item2c58d77c79

[bandersen]

LOL Yeah, I've seen that one has been kicking around on craigslist a couple times.
It's only a few miles from me and the price is fine, but I just don't have the space for it. Or vehicle to haul it in for that matter.
Maybe I'll arrange a visit with the seller and take a look at it just for kicks.

It's also tempting to get it just for parts, but I don't have the heart to scrap it.


There's a sweet blond Admiral in NY too. Looks like the big brother of my 10" blonde 30A16. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180587760255

[David Roper]

Don't you dare scrap it! Not having room has never stopped me before and I've always wanted a triple threat- er, thrill.

[Eric H]

Don't you have a couch you could throw out or something?

This set is three times more thrilling than your other sets after all.

[bandersen]

I'm not sure it would even fit though my old doors. A GE 802 just barely made it in.

Don't worry, I'd never scrap a set. I am a little worried it might get tossed by the owner though. They tried selling it for about a year on craigslist without success.

[Sandy G]

"Bob....BOOOOOOOB....Bob, PLEASE come 'n' get me...I wanna come 'n' live w/YOU now...You KNOW you want me....I'm not THAT big.... C'mon, Bob ! This Nasswhole is gonna make me into Kindling if somebody don't come 'n' Rescue me...I gots a GOOD CRT 'n' Everything....PLEASE, Bob....."

[bandersen]

Yeah, yeah. I'd have to borrow a truck and rent a storage locker to put it in. I just can't do it

[compu_85]

Heheheh you guys crack me up

[jeyurkon]

Originally Posted by bandersen

Yeah, yeah. I'd have to borrow a truck and rent a storage locker to put it in. I just can't do it

But just think how many more sets you could acquire once you have the storage locker!

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by jeyurkon

But just think how many more sets you could acquire once you have the storage locker!

The thought has crossed my mind and there's a facility less than two miles away On the other hand I currently have at least a five year backlog of projects!

[M3-SRT8]

This is like an family intervention sitdown for a heroin addict.

You can't save 'em all, Bob. That's what I keep telling myself.

Oooooh. That Andrea TVK-12 is whispering my name...

[Sam Cogley]

Buy it...buy it...

[bandersen]

Lo these many months later, this set still hasn't found a home - not even for free. Worse yet, the building it's in is being demolished in a few days.

So I'm heading over to check it out tomorrow. I can't promise I'll save the whole set, but I'll at least scavenge what I can before it's smashed

[zenithfan1]

Originally Posted by bandersen

Yeah, yeah. I'd have to borrow a truck and rent a storage locker to put it in. I just can't do it

All you have to do is get the locker, I have a truck you could borrow
C'mon Bob, all the cool kids are doing it, even I have a locker now

[bandersen]

That's be nice, but I can barely afford my rent these days

It's just as well, the set wasn't in the greatest shape. I suspect it had been down in that basement for decades. I spent about an hour on my hands and knees in filth with just a mag light to guide me as I dismantled the set. The instant I got home I hopped right in the shower


Here what I managed to salvage. It's a 30A1S chassis which is what I have in three other unrestored sets so I'm sure it'll come in handy.

I also have the radio chassis & bezel, speaker, safety glass and grille cloth.

It's still out in the garage and so I haven't tested the CRT yet.

The seller said he plugged it in and got the radio to work, but not the TV. Hard to believe that since just about every tube is gone