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The Story.....
We totally lucked out having something this rare pop up in our backyards. The set was located in Glenwood, Iowa. I am an insomniac, and check facebook and craigslist whenever I am up. I saw the posting and literally 2 seconds later Tim posted it on my FB wall. ( Tim.. THANK YOU!! I think it was the shock of seeing it on CL and the "push" from Tim that made me immediately contact the seller) I debated for a hot minute to purchase it for myself, but my good friend Walter had been looking for a CTC-4 for ages, and he is better equipped to repair something this old and rare. I knew if I kept it, he'd have to do most of the work anyway, and funds are tight on my end as I just had to pay $2700.00 to have a dead tree removed. Anyway.. obviously this is older than a CTC-4 ( neither of us thought we'd ever find anything older ) I had a CTC-4 that I sold to Mark Mason some years back, as I knew he'd appreciate it more than I. Just like I knew Walter would love this set. I called the seller, and I felt like I was on a job interview. I think what clinched the deal was I said I would send him a video if we got it working. I made arrangements to have it delivered, and he texted me about 3 hours before he hit Omaha. I called Walters wife Kathy, and met him at Walters house and had it dropped off while he was at work. Let me state that I forgot how HEAVY these 50's color sets are.... haha.
Anyway, we'll appreciate any tips on this set thru VK or my tv friends on facebook.
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