RCA CTC-7 Worthington: Where are the legs?

[Chad Hauris]

I wonder if it had to fit in an alcove of some type where there was a shelf or something above it and there was not enough vertical clearance with the original length legs? Unless the ebay seller was the orginal owner there may not be anyway of knowing why they were shortened. The job may have been done by a professional that tried to obscure traces of the cutting by sanding and re-staining.