02-05-2006, 09:20 AM
Derek
No, in this case, the darker areas are not that real dark Van Dyke brown. The front panel is Medium Walnut; the rest of the cabinet is a darker shade of walnut; say, Medium Dark Walnut. Tone the darker areas of the cabinet fairly lightly; i.e. not so much that you make the woodgrain disappear as you would with the Deco 16B tombstone and Van Dyke brown.
If you don't go overboard with the Medium Walnut on the front panel (again, tone lightly), the center section will come out looking O.K., different than the rest of the front panel.
No, the escutcheon does not have any glass in it.
Good luck - that is going to be quite a project. I have one just like yours but in somewhat better shape; the sides are delaminating but the set is otherwise O.K. It will require refinishing. While I am selling several of my radios, I'm keeping this one. Eventually, on some of my days off the road, I'll get it restored.
No, in this case, the darker areas are not that real dark Van Dyke brown. The front panel is Medium Walnut; the rest of the cabinet is a darker shade of walnut; say, Medium Dark Walnut. Tone the darker areas of the cabinet fairly lightly; i.e. not so much that you make the woodgrain disappear as you would with the Deco 16B tombstone and Van Dyke brown.
If you don't go overboard with the Medium Walnut on the front panel (again, tone lightly), the center section will come out looking O.K., different than the rest of the front panel.
No, the escutcheon does not have any glass in it.
Good luck - that is going to be quite a project. I have one just like yours but in somewhat better shape; the sides are delaminating but the set is otherwise O.K. It will require refinishing. While I am selling several of my radios, I'm keeping this one. Eventually, on some of my days off the road, I'll get it restored.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
