I restored one of these about a month ago and sold the set. Fantastic performer! I'm restoring a Philco Predicta now, and it's really a shame to compare to the much older DuMont in terms of DC restoration (which the Predicta doesn't have), a nice linear scan (which Predictas are not good at), and video bandwidth (again no comparison). A decade of cost-cutting in TV design took its toll.
As Phil points out, the one I worked on had a 17BP4, which may well have been the factory original. Back cover had a very shallow dome, which did not look like aftermarket modification (dome was riveted in place).
The one I restored can be seen here:
http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/dumont_...ra_113_b3.html
Mine was the -B3 Revere in mahogany, just ever so slightly different than your -B5 Burlingame, which has little "legs."
10-21-2011, 12:22 PM
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