Philco 38-7 CS restoration

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Philco 38-7 CS restoration

Bob Andersen
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08-24-2011, 07:02 PM

It's finally time to tackle the modified 38-7 chairside I picked up over two years ago. I was in pretty good condition except that someone hacked in a 78 rpm turntable Icon_sad

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I decided that had to go. First, I stripped the cabinet. Then, patched in the hole with a combination of wood and filler. Finally, some new bookmatched veneer was applied.

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No more hole Icon_biggrin

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Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 08-24-2011, 07:02 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Rubrburnr - 01-01-2013, 09:16 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 01-01-2013, 09:33 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Rubrburnr - 01-01-2013, 09:54 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 01-02-2013, 09:29 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by TA Forbes - 01-02-2013, 10:40 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 08-01-2014, 11:43 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by klondike98 - 08-02-2014, 09:39 AM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by PhilcoJohn - 08-03-2014, 08:32 AM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 08-03-2014, 02:28 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Geoff - 08-09-2014, 12:34 AM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-17-2014, 12:11 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-17-2014, 12:14 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Eliot Ness - 10-17-2014, 12:21 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by morzh - 10-17-2014, 04:02 PM

RE: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by PhilcoJohn - 10-22-2014, 09:48 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 08-24-2011, 07:07 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by TA Forbes - 08-24-2011, 09:38 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 08-24-2011, 10:15 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Arran - 08-25-2011, 10:36 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 08-26-2011, 02:01 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Arran - 08-27-2011, 01:10 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by TA Forbes - 08-27-2011, 03:49 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 08-27-2011, 04:13 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Arran - 08-28-2011, 12:54 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 08-28-2011, 01:35 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by codefox1 - 08-28-2011, 02:30 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-06-2011, 11:20 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 09-11-2011, 10:35 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Steve Davis - 09-11-2011, 11:17 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Arran - 09-11-2011, 07:38 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-12-2011, 12:20 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-14-2011, 09:09 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by TA Forbes - 09-14-2011, 10:28 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-15-2011, 03:03 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by TA Forbes - 09-15-2011, 10:33 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-15-2011, 10:56 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-23-2011, 05:47 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by TA Forbes - 09-23-2011, 10:06 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-24-2011, 12:34 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by TA Forbes - 09-24-2011, 10:37 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by codefox1 - 09-25-2011, 10:05 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-26-2011, 02:02 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-27-2011, 01:42 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-03-2011, 12:28 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-04-2011, 06:51 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by ipwizard - 10-05-2011, 04:11 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by TA Forbes - 10-05-2011, 11:02 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-09-2011, 11:58 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-12-2011, 12:55 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 10-12-2011, 05:18 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Arran - 10-17-2011, 12:11 AM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-17-2011, 04:31 PM

Re: Philco 38-7 CS restoration - by Arran - 10-18-2011, 01:47 AM

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