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25th Apr 2007, 10:21 pm | #1 |
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Two nice finds
Hello all,
Just bought two nice sets for restoration from a house clearance contact. A Marconiphone 296 and an HMV 425. Both sets are in quite good condition and have their card backs. The 296 still has it's PX4 in place! Looks like I will be kept buisy for quite a while! Digging out the "potted capacitors", on the 296 will no doubt prove be interesting Happy days, Paul. |
25th Apr 2007, 10:59 pm | #2 |
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Arlesey, Bedfordshire, UK.
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Re: Two nice finds
Lucky Dog!
Nearly as surprising as the 296 having its PX4 intact is that the "M" across the speaker cloth is still there! Loads of them must have been destroyed by over-zealous use of a duster (not in our house!). Both nice sets, I think the 296 sounds better, which you'd expect really. Good luck with the restoration. Ian Blackbourn |
26th Apr 2007, 6:49 am | #3 |
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Re: Two nice finds
Hi Ian,
yes I was very lucky; Normaly this house clearance guy turns up with 1950s Regentone type stuff which I feel obliged to buy to curry favour for when he brings me a gem! It certainly paid off big time this time! However I now have a shed full of 1950s "tat", Guess I will have to do a car boot and get rid of the tat? These latest sets are acually better than the photos show. The scratches are only surface deep and will colour in. Having had a better look at them they are unmolested and I do have a replacement output valve for the missing MPT4 (odd sort of thing with 5 pin British base & a side connection for the grid)! Paul. |