My jaw is on the floor, Ken. I remember having nightmares from those first two photos. As inspiring as these pictures are, that cetainly doesn't mean I'm gonna attempt that kind of restoration if ever (God forbid) the need arises -- I'm gonna send that sucker to you instead.
Amazing work, Ken. Thanks for sharing those. Best, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Danckaert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 5:29 AM Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia AS reborn > Awhile back one of the members posted some pictures of a Columbia AS that > had been demolished in shipping due to virtually no packing in the box > when shipped. The first two URLs show the machine as it was received from > the Post Office. Most people would have given up at that point. It was > given to me for restoration. Restoration did not include any repainting > or refinishing. There were a number of coin mechanism parts that were > missing and had to be made. The top casting that was damaged beyond hope > was replaced with another one of the same vintage. As you can see, the > signboard is new and I am currently working to match the stains for > appropriate color. I thought that you would like to see that even what > appears to be a hopeless machine can be brought back to life. The URLs > show the before and after for this very nice machine. > > > Ken Danckaert > > > > > > http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/3026/phono4hi7.jpg > > http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/673/phono3ek6.jpg > > http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/2272/casetopgl4.jpg > > http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5909/mechfrontvw0.jpg > > http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5372/caseworksfrontqx3.jpg > > http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8151/caseworksopen1zi9.jpg > > http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/5899/casemechsignboarduq2.jpg > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >
