Really quite beautiful, Martin.  Good luck on your project!

A beautiful story - and even if it doesn't get restored you've certainly saved a piece of B&O history which gets my thumbs up. 🤒

Lee

Thanks guys, really nice to know that I have your support.
I will need it.  😂

Not a lot of Master 38RGs were produced and even fewer are known to exist.
Actually, I only know of one complete set.
I know who owns it and I have contacted him for information etc. It would be a huge help to me if I could find out
how things once were inside my cabinet.
However, the owner doesn't seem too fond of communication, I never had a reply from him so I suppose
I am left pretty much on my own and I will have to make do with what little info and photos, I can find on the net
and elsewhere.
Yes Mika, I think the radio chassis is basically the same as sees use in the tabletop model Master 38K, the
original service manual covers both models but gives no info on the fitting etc.
Finding a Master 38 chassis shouldn't be too difficult but even with a good one at hand there will
be lots of details unknown and questions unanswered.

Under the large lid on top, it should look like this (borrowed photo):

Mine looks like this...

Clearly, I am missing quite a few essentials...

Martin

Dillen wrote:

Clearly, I am missing quite a few essentials...

To take on a project like this, you clearly are😂😂 That's why we like you.

Can't wait to see how it progresses

Martin, i'm sure you did this already but just in case (sometimes the obvious is not thought about..): doesn't the previous owner know anything about the history, and who took the "heart" out ? :).

It may well still be in an old barn or attick, that generation (in those days of war and starvation) wasn't keen on throwing things away..

You're right, Paul. And I did ask, but the owner knew nothing about it, she and her late husband
got the cabinet as-is many decades ago.

Last night in the dungeons, I found a speaker.
This is a Perma Kino I from a Master 38K. If the radiogram version used the same speaker, it
will be useful for the project.
If I look closely, maybe I can spot holes or other traces from the fitting of the original speaker.
I could have wished for a better condition but repairs can be done to it if I can't find a better one.

Martin

What is the diameter and pull of this speaker ?

The outer diameter is apprx. 24,5 cm so it's close to being a 10 inch driver.

I visited a very good friend and fellow B&O collector today and picked up this little, sad looking thing.

Being a Master 38K, it has a chassis, a nice dial and glass, power plug and a couple of knobs suitable for my project.
That is, I assume the chassis used in the radiogram and tabletop models were identical.
The speaker could easily turn out to be in better condition than the one, I found the other day but I'm
still not convinced that it is the correct one for the radiogram model. I will have to find out.
Not easy to see in the photos, but the cabinet of this Master 38K is completely warped, most of the veneer has gone and
everything is practically held together with scotch tape. In other words; A good parts donor potential for the project.

Martin

Another great find ! This project is off to a good start.

Hi Martin,

I'm surprised about the condition of the cabinet.

It looks great.

Here is what I found regarding the speaker.

According to the service documentation the Master 38 and Master 38 RG used a Perma Kino I, like the one on the picture.

The Master de Luxe 38 used a Perma kino II (Gigant) and the Master de Luxe 38 RG used a Perma kino II (Gigant) and 2 Perma Junior speakers.

Rudy