[Dan Walker]

Thanks for the compliments .....Yes I reside in Canada,, Calgary to be precise.
I have now recapped the radio and it plays very good an all bands.The sound is rich and there is a lot of bass and trebel.
I will wait until spring before I do anything about the cabinet. I have done some cabinets where I only did part on the cabinet and they worked out well,so I will give this a lot of thought before I tackle it I am just not sure what to use to blend in the top with the control panel.
As far as the Canadian cabinets are concerned I also find that many of our cabinets are made better than most.. I have a couple of Rogers that are also very nice. The wood is real and well made.