07-01-2013, 09:31 PM
I try to tell people this but fro some reason they don't want to believe it and still restore sets improperly with satin lacquer. I have a few nice originals and they are pretty close to gloss, although I think that they may have had the finish rubbed out for a more burnished look, still glossy but less like glass.
Speaking of structural cabinet woods, that was the species I forgot about, gum wood, maple, poplar, ash, birch, and beech were some others. What one has to remember is that the cabinet and finishing shops worked on a production line basis much like the plant that build the radio chassis. One worker would cover each step over and over again on every cabinet that came down the line. There are some pictures that I saw from RCA's cabinet shops and yes indeed they did rub the cabinets out, the had consoles laying on their backs on padded sawhorses.
Regards
Arran
Speaking of structural cabinet woods, that was the species I forgot about, gum wood, maple, poplar, ash, birch, and beech were some others. What one has to remember is that the cabinet and finishing shops worked on a production line basis much like the plant that build the radio chassis. One worker would cover each step over and over again on every cabinet that came down the line. There are some pictures that I saw from RCA's cabinet shops and yes indeed they did rub the cabinets out, the had consoles laying on their backs on padded sawhorses.
Regards
Arran
