----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] phonograph cabinets
> . On Victor, the cabinet corners are solid > mahogany or whatever decorative woods were elsewhere on the cabinet. They > carved those pieces, so they had to be solids. > That would be true for the more expensive models, but I've had a VVX where the legs, and some of the interior were birch stained to match- it was a common practice in the industry and can look very convincing. I've also seen some cabinets from other makers with gumwood panels- if the grain is well chosen it can look pretty damm good. Eric Stott
