The blonde CTC-9 Felton is one of my favorite RCA table sets. My dad is a very skilled woodsmith, and I got to thinking maybe we could build an exact replica of the Felton's cabinet (to my taste) and then stuff it full of CTC-9 ingredients. If anyone has this set, I'd really appreciate it if you could take some measurements and detailed pictures for me.
Does anyone know why Ed Reitan's site is down? I want to find more info, but I can't get in at all.
benman94
02-29-2016, 04:37 PM
Ed passed in January of 2015. His website is currently hosted by the ETF in the 'Early Color' section.
As for the Felton cabinet, they were metal with a faux grain finish. If I were you, I'd just hang tight for a reasonably priced CTC-9; they're neither rare nor terribly expensive.
Thanks for the info on the website.
Nah, I really want to do this. I think it would be really neat to have a custom CTC-9.
miniman82
02-29-2016, 06:57 PM
Just guess on the measurements and fudge the rest till it looks like you want it to!
You might look at a few of the CTC-4 table model cabinets for inspiration, modding to suit the 9's chassis. Perhaps a CTC-9 Haviland?
http://www.earlytelevision.org/Reitan/images/CTC4/rca_ctc4_haviland.jpg
SwizzyMan
02-29-2016, 07:16 PM
The Haviland and the Felton used very similar cabinet dimensions. The dimensions of the Haviland in width height and depth WHD are 32 x 26.5 x 28 inches. Give or take maybe an inch on the depth depending on exact RCA specs for the Felton which I have yet to find.
Electronic M
02-29-2016, 07:21 PM
If you have a different CTC-9 and plan to put it's guts into a new cabinet, Don't! (unless you have a CTC-9 with SEVERE cabinet damage) You will ruin the value of a set by putting it in a non-original cabinet.
Thanks for all the information everyone. I don't have a CTC-9 at all right now, but I'm sure any similarly sized RCA chassis would do for now.