I managed to patch in some new quarter cut veneer on the top and refinish it. I think it turned out alright
I carefully stripped of the old finish with out harming the surrounding trim.
Then, I trimmed it back until I had a clean, straight edge to work with. I also used wood filler to patch up the base wood.
Here's the new QC veneer.
I picked a section with similar grain and carefully cut out a patch. I glued it down with cold press veneer glue.
Next, I carefully trimmed up the overhang and sanded down the top.
I filled in the grain with this water based Behlen stuff.
Finally, I use Mohawk "Perfect Brown" toning lacquer followed by Deft clear gloss lacquer. It had a tad more red than I expected, but it's good enough for me.
"Medium Walnut" might have been a better match.
I still need to rub it down with some pumice and rottenstine.
I recently discovered there are at least two other 15DXs out there including this one on
ebay.
They got one bid at $1,000 - it didn't meet the reserve though
