04-15-2020, 08:31 PM
Tnx!
I'm going to try to give it a coat of toner tomorrow. It's going to be a nice day but not that warm abt 50 deg or so. The other cabinet gives me a good idea what the original toning looks like. I did notice the company I get Mohawk supplies from lists sanding sealer as a lacquer finish rather than sanding sealer. I was surprised I could have sworn it was listed as ss before, it has been a year or two since my last order. Rattle cans have gone up to $6.15 a can.
The Philco 16B2 has a hole thru the front panel (for a tuning shaft) but it has a nice worn patina. It has a decal from Sherman Clay & Co. It was a west coast based (SF) piano company starting out in the 1870. During the '30s they supplemented there sales by offering radios. Have seen a picture of their showroom w/ a display of late '20s /early '30s RCA sets. As time marched on they branch to a number of stores throughout the US. By 2013 the company is owned by Sherman Clay Group a diverse company involved in real estate management and consumer finance. Anyway I digress...
I'm thinking I might try adding some lacquer over the panel to see if I can save the patina. I'll start another thread on this set after I get number one done.
I'm going to try to give it a coat of toner tomorrow. It's going to be a nice day but not that warm abt 50 deg or so. The other cabinet gives me a good idea what the original toning looks like. I did notice the company I get Mohawk supplies from lists sanding sealer as a lacquer finish rather than sanding sealer. I was surprised I could have sworn it was listed as ss before, it has been a year or two since my last order. Rattle cans have gone up to $6.15 a can.
The Philco 16B2 has a hole thru the front panel (for a tuning shaft) but it has a nice worn patina. It has a decal from Sherman Clay & Co. It was a west coast based (SF) piano company starting out in the 1870. During the '30s they supplemented there sales by offering radios. Have seen a picture of their showroom w/ a display of late '20s /early '30s RCA sets. As time marched on they branch to a number of stores throughout the US. By 2013 the company is owned by Sherman Clay Group a diverse company involved in real estate management and consumer finance. Anyway I digress...
I'm thinking I might try adding some lacquer over the panel to see if I can save the patina. I'll start another thread on this set after I get number one done.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
