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Wow! looking great! VERY nice work!
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Another Great Restoration
That's a great restoration, Bob. Your attention to detail is really appreciated.
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Sorry Terry, before shots are one of my short commings. I must work on that in the future. I guess I have more of a tendency to take before shots of the real "basket cases"
The before condition was not all that bad. The biggest problem with the finish was sun fade. It evidently sat where the sun hit it from one angle, probably for many many years, and the finish was very sun bleached on the top and one side. The fade was real obvious. So I decided a set of this importance, needed to be brought back to a more respectable finish. After stripping you could see very large differences in the color of the various pieces of wood. So I had the refinisher stain the light woods to match the overall color of the veneer panels. It isn't perfect but overall it looks pretty nice compared to when I received it. New Walnut, has a brown color without much red. However as Walnut ages, it takes on a warmer tone with a hint of yellow. So the overall color is now like aged Walnut. Although it looks like honey maple in the photos, it isn't as golden yellow as the photos indicate.
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Lyons, Tigers and Bears....Oh My!
Dorothy never look better than on your restored CTC5! But is it as good in detail and coloration as your restored 21CT55, talk about an embarrassment of riches. You gotta get those two beside each other for critical evaluation. I assume the Wizard was off a DVD that seems the favorite of many serious VK members. I wish I had one so I can compare PQ with the rest of you. All I got is the Sister in my Ferris Day Off for extreme close-ups. Oh yea, the cabinet looks great also........Tom
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Hi Tom,
The 21ct55 has a better picture by just a bit. The 21ct55 is a bit sharper and the color seems more accurate. However, that could possibly be due to differences in alignment. The 21ct55 needs to have the set up re-balnced. There is a strong leaning to the red so the yellow is leaning to the orange.. But I have so many projects ahead of myself, that I have little incentive to correct the imbalance. Perhaps some day I will get around to it.
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I use the Wizard of Oz to show off because it has lots of bright primary & secondary colors. If I wanted to do a serious side-by-side "Pepsi challenge" (and test patterns were too boring), I'd pick something with more natural colors. Gone With the Wind is another three-strip Technicolor film. The very first scene has an extreme closeup of Scarlett O'Hara. If her fleshtones are dead on, I'll bet your TV's in pretty good shape. The contrast of fair skin and dark hair also let you judge light & dark.
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What a beauty, very impressive restoration. The stuff we used to could make in the good ol' US of A.
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Don't worry Bob, obvious spammer reported!
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Museum grade, just stunning
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Wow,, you should be very proud and thanks for the great photos!
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That is purty! No doubt the Deluxe chassis was better than the Super.
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"Glorious Lollipop Color"....The collective technical expertise regularly displayed by members of this forum is nothing short of ASTOUNDING. I'm not worthy to carry the probes of yr meters, sir !
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