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The CT100 is back!

Got the cabinet back from restoration around 11:30 today, and got it partially assembled. To take you back, here's the before shots:

Total cost of the resto was around $500. Most of that figure was for millwork as the whole bottom half had to be remade due to extensive water damage. Basically the cabinet was cut off at the lower marking line and redone in solid mahogany with veneer applied on top. The restorer said that nahogany was the wood of choice due to the weight of the set and the relative stress that would be placed on the bottom joints.

Fantastic!

I took the liberty of running one of the pics thru Photoshop and lightening it up a bit to bring out the detail, hope that's OK?

Very cool Tim, but can you lighten up the pics so we can see 'em? :boink:

You had him change the color! I like the new color way better!

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Originally posted by Eric H
Fantastic!

I took the liberty of running one of the pics thru Photoshop and lightening it up a bit to bring out the detail, hope that's OK?

I appreciate that, could you lighten the first one up a bit? :)

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Originally posted by Rob
You had him change the color! I like the new color way better!

According to Father and Son Restoration, that is the color the set should be. Apparently in his estimation it was sunfaded to the point it was at.

Rob, do you remember who I got this cabinet from? I remember it was somebody from Pennsylvania off eBay, but it was so long ago I can't remember who. The picture tube came from Chicago and the mounting hardware and such came from Van Nuys. For those of you not familiar with my set, I pieced it together from pieces throughout the US. The chassis kindly came from Steve McVoy. Now, time to try and find some electronical things for this critter. Since I've got the second one, I can figure out how to wire things up, and as I recall I do have a 15G picture tube socket around here somewhere.

The only bad thing is that they installed corner braces in the cabinet just such that I have to trim the speaker grille on the bottom in an area that you don't see before I mount it. Not a big deal I guess.

Tim,

Sorry, I don't remember where you got that cabinet. All I remember is the horror story you told me about you wife seeing the UPS guy kick it out of the back of the truck onto the ground as he delivered it. :eek:

Re: Re: Looks great

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Originally posted by Kamakiri
I appreciate that, could you lighten the first one up a bit? :)

I tried, it's really dark, this is the best I could do:

That is indeed one beautiful set! How close is it to being in working condition?

Eric
Tweed, ON