RCA 721TS from ETF Convention

[Steve K]

I purchased this 721 while at the ETF convention a few weeks ago. It was sitting on the floor and in pieces. The entire cabinet was painted gold and the chassis was pretty dirty. It was complete however except for the knobs. The seller said that he did get a picture on it. After Steve McVoy graciously said that I could leave it there for a while and Larry would ship it to me I decided to by it. John Folsom took one look at it and I think that he thought I was nuts!

I received the set this past Monday and it looked as bad here as it did in Ohio. The CRT tested strong so I cleaned up the chassis and recapped it. It now produces a very nice picture. I figured that I would have to strip the cabinet but after a little experimenting I found a way to remove the paint and save the original finish underneath. After a little polishing it came out nice and I was able to save all the original decals. Now where do I put it?!