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Well I hope I didn't step on anybody's feet. The seller wanted to give me first chance since I was the first to contact her. When I found out there was another party interested I asked her to contact them and find out if they were going to restore it or turn it into a fish tank.
She said that when she called she found out that they were interested in restoring it. It was his wife who gave the information since he was in the hospital having open heart surgery. So, I said they could have it. But wanted to be second in line if they declined. I was getting nervous since it didn't seem that it was any "one of us" who was interested. I think I've become prejudiced about the ability of anyone who doesn't have the resources of the VK gang to rely on.
They never called her back. I guess there are some things in life that are more important than a TV.
It turns out that it's a model G3276Z. It might have belonged to a German couple. It came with German children's records.
It looks nice and has all the knobs. A couple need repair, that's why one doesn't show in the photo. The veneer on the front is missing, or damaged. Someone used a carpet tack to hold one end in place.
The cheater cord interlock was broken so they ran the cord directly using the contacts from the cord.
I've never seen such a cheaply made CRT socket. It's functional though.
It seems that mice started to take up residence. I don't think there's more than you see in the photo though.
The CRT is a Sylvania 16EP4A. When I first looked at it I thought it was rebuilt because of the joint in the neck. I decided that I shouldn't assume this since it's the first metal CRT I've ever seen up close.
I tested it with a Sencore CR-70. After a two minute warm-up the cutoff was right where it should be and the emission was 3/4 the way up the good scale. It's like the CRT was new!
I've put the set away and might not get to it until I retire or semi-retire.
BTW, it does have the back. You can see it beside the screwdriver.
John
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