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01-19-2014, 02:50 AM
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Do an Internet search for "wood graining" and you'll find lots of info. A skilled craftsman can create some amazing effects.
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01-19-2014, 10:57 AM
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I worked at an L.A. TV station and then at several of the major studios in my career. I was always amazed at how the scenic artists could turn plain, cheap plywood or fiberboard into any type of wood grain the art director desired. This with paint and brush and, of course, years of experience. Certainly helped the budget and made the producers happy.
 -Steve D.
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01-11-2014, 08:31 PM
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Nice find, Eric!
That finish IS hideous. I like the veneer idea the most. The cabinet is beyond a restoration to original condition, so you could end up with a better-than-new cabinet that would be near the original color if I understand what is possible with veneers.
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01-11-2014, 09:43 PM
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Got the set in the house and started giving it a look.
I found a repair tag inside with an address in (maybe) South Gate, the City Initials are SG and that seems to be a good match. The location is an Apartment Complex but it may have been houses back in 1959. Brought the set up on the Variac, (seller told me he had plugged it in and got nothing.) at around 80 volts I got some sound and the Horiz oscillator kicked in so I bumped it up to 90 volts and got high voltage and light on the screen. The CRT was so dead originally it probably wouldn't have lit, and by the way it held up great overnight, hooked the Beltron back up and all three guns shot up to full emissions very quickly, the life test is about 12-14 seconds before they even start to drop off so I think the CRT will be useable. The chassis is remarkably clean and it's a CTC9A. A finding of note, the "Artists" who painted it also signed their work! Check out the last picture.
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01-11-2014, 09:46 PM
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The top is pretty thrashed but at least it looks like real wood underneath.
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01-12-2014, 12:03 AM
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Recap and you have a great set.
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01-12-2014, 12:39 AM
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Looks like it should live again.
It may be ugly, but it is one way to deal with lousy photo finish...It still is uuuugly, though!
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01-13-2014, 03:26 PM
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lol, a gilded CTC-9!
Looks like it will come back to full life with minimal recapping, vertical circuit is dead, but that's likely just a bad bypass cap/output tube, open pot or boost resistor. You could always do what I did to my Anderson console and veneer it, but WARNING it is very labor intensive!
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