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12-02-2009, 06:44 AM
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I picked up one of these monsters a few years ago. Still have it in the basement. Its never been sold, still on the pallet with the yoke and remote control in there sealed boxes. Knobs and instuctions are in a brown envelope stapled in the cabinet. Crt in box and tubes have cardboard sleeves on them. Would you restore it or leave it alone?
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12-02-2009, 08:47 AM
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tvdude-we need to see pictures of that! Your case reminds me of an auction about twenty years ago where a whole bunch of old dealer stock Dumont sets went up on the block. I believe some of the owners went ahead and restored them to working condition, while others were kept as they are.
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12-02-2009, 12:41 PM
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If I had that set, I'd immediately take a bunch of good digital photos and create a web page so that others could enjoy seeing a never-touched original.
As for restoring versus leaving it alone, I'd be tempted to do a Very Special restoration, restuffing all of the paper and electrolytic caps, keeping the original boxes for display, etc. These sets were designed to be used, not stored in unopened boxes. Turning it on a few times a year to keep the controls limbered up wouldn't do any great harm. If you took photos of the restoration process, that would make interesting reading, too. Or, you could sell it unrestored for a bundle and let the new owner deal with these hard questions  Phil Nelson
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12-02-2009, 04:29 PM
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I did pick up a second one to restore for 30.00 bucks. Just never got to it. I will get my friend to help me move the set and will take back off it and send pictures to you boys. Right now I am in the middle of finishing part of my basement to display all my sets. The problem is that my color sets take up too much room. Thats why I Like my 7 inch sets, there small and fit on steel shelves.
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