Another CTC Surfaces In WI

[Kevin Kuehn]

Furniture style is a pretty interesting study, and not one that usually makes sense. Stuff just happens and ends up being transitional.

Kevin

[dieseljeep]

When I was buying and selling used TV sets the early American cabinet styles were always hard sellers. Most people didn't have that decor.

[Steve D.]

Kevin,

Nice score there. Your model is the CTC-10 "Montecello." RCA called the finish "orange maple veneer." The remote version is called the "Fairhaven."

-Steve D.

[bgadow]

Something tells me that Bob G. is going to enter the furniture delivery business!

Great find; there were some really attractive sets in the CTC-10 lineup, and I think this is one of them.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

When I was buying and selling used TV sets the early American cabinet styles were always hard sellers. Most people didn't have that decor.

I didn't say I wouldn't buy it today, as I only collect. I don't buy and sell anymore. That set is in pristine condition.

[matt_s78mn]

That set is beautiful!! Guess I'm living on the wrong side of the state!

[sampson159]

we saw too many early american cabinets here.it was the most popular style back then.we were economically repressed in this area.not sure this had anything to do with this.sun tv always had the early american items discounted.usually about 10 per cent less.at least 7 out of 10 sets we saw were purchased there.

[Kevin Kuehn]

It probably looks nicer than reality in the pictures. It's generally clean, but it's got some dings and scuffs. Stuff you'd expect after 50 years. It was always stored inside a home. The basement it came out of was a very nice living space.

Kevin

[DaveWM]

that condition storage seems to be the key, I bet the filter caps will be fine.

[Kevin Kuehn]

Originally Posted by DaveWM

that condition storage seems to be the key, I bet the filter caps will be fine.

We'll soon find out.

Kevin

[Kevin Kuehn]

Was poking around and noticed that droptop found one of these same sets not too long ago. http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=249411
His also looks to be in excellent condition, possibly even nicer than mine.

I like the swirled maple top on his much better than the one I found. That is one beautiful piece of wood.

Kevin

[droptop]

Kevin,
Great score- and you had help loading. It doesn’t get any better than that. There is quite a difference in the veneer pattern between the two although the color is the same. I’m just glad it found a new home.

The set I have appears to be in similar condition to yours- just light scuffs etc from 50 years of use. We both got lucky in finding the sets in such good shape fresh out of the house. I haven’t powered mine up yet as I like to change out the electrolytics to keep stress off the power transformer.

The CYP in my set checks out great. Hopefully I’ll get time to work on it soon. Is your safety glass clear or tinted? Mine appears tinted the same as on my CTC 7 Grenoble. Did they come both ways?

Keep us posted on your set and progress.

Rick

[miniman82]

Hmm, my CTC-7 had tinted glass too. I thought it was just x-rays.

[Kevin Kuehn]

Originally Posted by droptop

Is your safety glass clear or tinted? Mine appears tinted the same as on my CTC 7 Grenoble. Did they come both ways?

Rick,

I thought it was clear, but it's really hard to say for sure without taking it off. And I'm not even sure how to go about doing that.

Kevin

[Kevin Kuehn]

I did the bad thing and turned the set on without replacing the electrolytic caps. I slowly brought up the mains voltage while monitoring both the AC input and the HOT cathode current. I also have a 3 amp fuse in my variac. All seemed well, and I had a raster, but I couldn't get any video through the tuner. The pictures below are with the B&K 1077B's signal being directly injected into the IF though that phono plug that normally goes into the tuner. And there's no audio either. At least I know the HV and sweep circuits are working pretty decent. And the big filter caps stayed cool after an hour or so of this goofing around.

So now I need to figure out how the HV wire comes off that 21CYP22A. You certainly don’t take the CRT out to disconnect it? The HV wire disappears behind the CRT front clamp/cover.

Kevin