10-07-2013, 09:07 PM
Tom;
That's called "Guilding the Lilly" by the English, sometimes inaccurately called "overestoring", inaccurate because it's actually customizing not restoring. If you have a spare chassis or get a radio where the cabinet is more or less destroyed then there is no harm in building a custom cabinet in any shape with any veneers you like. But I have a bit of a hangup about such things being done with a cabinet that is easily restored to the way it left the factory, someone will end up with the radio down the road and may think it was a deluxe cabinet of limited production.
I see this on that "American Restoration" show all the time, like chrome plating parts that were painted, or polishing aluminum to a mirror finish when it had a matte one to start with. Although it may look pretty, when it comes to cars and motorcycles it actually reduces the value both historically and monetarily.
Regards
Arran
That's called "Guilding the Lilly" by the English, sometimes inaccurately called "overestoring", inaccurate because it's actually customizing not restoring. If you have a spare chassis or get a radio where the cabinet is more or less destroyed then there is no harm in building a custom cabinet in any shape with any veneers you like. But I have a bit of a hangup about such things being done with a cabinet that is easily restored to the way it left the factory, someone will end up with the radio down the road and may think it was a deluxe cabinet of limited production.
I see this on that "American Restoration" show all the time, like chrome plating parts that were painted, or polishing aluminum to a mirror finish when it had a matte one to start with. Although it may look pretty, when it comes to cars and motorcycles it actually reduces the value both historically and monetarily.
Regards
Arran
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