Hi Dave, I agree, when I had to replace the corner on my Triumph I found out what new oak looked like. I was amazed at what they call oak today. I finally found some quarter sawn oak. I stripped the case using Formby's Furniture Restorer as it "removes shellac without stripping". I then soaked the new piece in the old shellac I removed and it colored the new wood so it now matches and you cannot tell it is a new piece.
Steve > >Hi Steve, > I noticed the oak case seemed to be new oak. The grain pattern is >poorly matched and it just has a very "new" look to it. > Dave
