phono folks: I will attend an auction tomorrow and would like some guidance as to bidding on a phono. I do realize that condition is the issue, however maybe some info would help.
What I am considering is a Victor 8-35 x in mahogany in good condition. I presume it works and has little if any veneer problems. Some of the veneer is loose at the back of the top,, however I think it is all remaining, just loose. What might I consider as reasonable boundaries for this machine. Your help is appreciated. thanks for the help in advance. Bob From lherault Fri Jul 9 19:44:15 2004 From: lherault (Ron L'Herault) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:46 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Finish Help Without Re-Finishing? In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <000601c46616$fe6370e0$0f5ed...@ronlherault> If you are not happy with what is there, you can try messing with it or find a good refinisher to do it for you. Before I'd pay someone, I'd play with it myself. Flat areas could be carefully sanded with 240/320/400/600 grit paper to smooth them out and maybe reduce the thickness of the clear coat. That may make it look a lot better. Be careful not to sand the edges too much. They seem to be coated less and so are easier to sand through. Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee Cloninger Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Phono-L] Finish Help Without Re-Finishing? Hello All, In February I got my first and only phonograph, a Victor VV 4-40. The cabinet is in fairly good shape, considering, but someone, at some point, did a really bad job of covering it with a coat of clear finish. It has dull blotches in it and in at least one place there are actually dried dribbles of finish. The guy I bought it from is also a phono collector, and he recommended rubbing down once a month or so with Old English Scratch Cover furniture polish. He said after about six months that would bring back out a lot of the colour and texture of the wood grain. And it did, but as the wood started to look better, the dull blotches in the clear finish started to stand out more and look worse. I'd read good things on-line about Howard's Restore-A-Finish and Feed-N-Wax, so I tried these. At first, it didn't seem to do have done anything. After a while it seemed it made the finish look worse by uncovering a lot of little blemishes that time and the Old English had been working to conceal, and it did nothing for the dull blotches. I do not want to refinish the cabinet, but I'd like to get what's there to look as good as possible. Should I try repeating the Restore-A-Finish? Once? Repeatedly, with "moisturising" periods in between? Apply with fine steel wool? Try another product? I'll be grateful for any input. Thanks! Lee Cloninger Durham, North Carolina _______________________________________________ Phono-l mailing list [email protected] http://mail.oldcrank.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com
