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Last time, I had left you with a question \u2013 which of the two Philco 54C cabinet shown above should I keep?<\/p>\n
First, thanks to those who took the time to respond.<\/p>\n
(insert comments here)<\/p>\n
Now, before I reveal my choice, let me briefly explain the process I used in refinishing the cabinet on the right.<\/p>\n
The cabinet itself was basically sound, requiring a small amount of wood filler in some areas. Before I stripped the cabinet, I noticed that it still had some traces of a two-tone finish on the top, sides, and the base. Therefore, I attempted to replicate this two-tone finish. I found that it was easier to work on this cabinet by removing the base.<\/p>\n
This was basically the same process I used in refinishing the other 54C cabinet, save for the two-tone finish.<\/p>\n
Now, let\u2019s take a look at photos of both cabinets. First, have a look at the one shown on the right above, which is the cabinet I restored during the late summer and completed on September 23. This is the cabinet I had named Cabinet #2 in the first part of this series.<\/p>\n
(photos of 54C #2)<\/p>\n
And here are some pictures of the other 54C, also known as Cabinet #1. This cabinet required a front panel from a third, donor cabinet. I completed the work on this cabinet on October 7:<\/p>\n
(photos of 54C #1)<\/p>\n
AND THE WINNER IS\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n (Close-up of completed 54C #1)<\/p>\n CABINET #1!<\/p>\n (Back view of the completed 54C #1, showing metal back)<\/p>\n In spite of its flaws, Debbie and I both preferred this cabinet. I think the single color has a fresher, neater appearance. And, I believe, it will make a great home for the modified 54C chassis which I completed in December 2021.<\/p>\n I hope you enjoyed reading this series of articles on my Philco 54C cabinets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last time, I had left you with a question \u2013 which of the two Philco 54C cabinet shown above should I keep? First, thanks to those who took the time to respond. (insert comments here) Now, before I reveal my choice, let me briefly explain the process I used in refinishing the cabinet on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2599,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3641","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3641"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3643,"href":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3641\/revisions\/3643"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}