Posted by John Chleapas [ 141.154.76.39 ] on December 14, 2005 at 00:04:32:

In Reply to: Re: Picked up a Radiola 82. Works great! posted by Wayne Parham on December 13, 2005 at 09:51:57:

Will do. I have a new 7.1 megapixel digital camera to play with. I just picked up a hot wax type furniture repair kit this week. The only real damage to the cabinet are a few 1/16" 4" long missing pieces of the original walnut veneer on the top. Before I even contemplate replacing the whole top piece of walnut wood veneer I want to try the hot iron repair on it first. I bought the kit to do a few small repairs on my Dad's beautiful antique walnut bedroom set we just found for him. With a similar hot iron back in the mid 1970's I made a nearly invisible repair to a wood and marble end table that my Aunt let a cigarette burn down on. The repair was invisible unless you knew exactly where to look. The first time I did the repair it was flawless. I then stupidly redid it a few more times trying to make it even better which did not happen.. I then will lightly sand the whole cabinet down and apply some Minwax to it. The power cord is being upgraded first with the same higher quality Belden wire that we used in my Dyna ST-70. The sound is actually very nice on the Radiola 82 in mono. Hard to believe but these were high end back in the 1930's.. Those were the good 'ol days when it was easier for the Government to lie to the people over the air. John

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