Picking up a CTC-11 tomorrow!

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by zenithfan1

I'd love to but I don't even know where I'd put it in this apartment. The bedroom doors are kinda narrow, what's the depth on the Wingate cabinet? If it'll fit in there I'll dig it out. Then I can work on the 5 and the 11 Also if the 5'll fit, I know the 4 will for sure.

Hey Mark, Congratulations on getting the apt. Here's the dimentions on the "Wingate": Height:36 3/8" Width:38 3/4" Depth:30 5/8". Hope this helps.

Best,
-Steve D.

[zenithfan1]

Thanks Steve! (^_^) With any luck, the door frame is Just a little wider than 30 5/8", but it doesn't look like it though. I really don't like to have that set in a storage locker.

[miniman82]

If I was able to get my Wingate out of that house in Skokie with it's narrow doors, you should be able to get yours in no problem. And mine had the CRT still in it!

[Electronic M]

If worse comes to worse you can remove the CRT then reinstall it in the room and or unhinge the bed room door.

[Jeffhs]

Hi, Mark -

Congratulations on getting your apartment. Living in motels is not easy or fun; I spent two weeks in an east suburban Cleveland motel before moving into my place.

I hope you find room for your Wingate RCA TV. If the doorways into the bedrooms in your apartment are narrow, however, you may have a problem. If worse comes to worst, you could put the Wingate or your other RCA in your living room (unless you already have a set to go in there) and hook it up to cable or an OTA converter box, then put the other set in the bedroom or wherever it will fit.

I notice (from the short list at the bottom of your post) that you have a stereo system as well. Again, you may have a problem or two putting it in your place, depending entirely on how large the apartment is.

Good luck, and keep us posted.

[joemama99]

That is really beautiful,Mark!I'll bet it wont take much to get that glorious color.
Good luck in your new home.

[zenithfan1]

Thanks everyone, The apt is great, it's nice to be in my own home again. I should have the set here in a few days. Unfortunately my 5 won't fit in our room, it lacks by 5/8 of an inch to get into the bedroom, even with the trim and door removed. Maybe if my son won't scratch it up, I can put it in the living room. Either way it's awesome to be out of the sh*thole I was living in. The water there is on a well and the pump burned up, so there's no water and his house is gonna be repossessed in a few weeks anyways so it was crunch time to find ANYTHING. Things are looking much better, plus my wife found a good job too. I'll post pics in detail of the 11 ASAP!!!!!

[bluenorm]

very nice set. I bet you one dollar that the push fuse in bad.

[Komet]

Congrats Mark!! Very beautiful set!

[zenithfan1]

Well, what a disaster this turned out to be. I was hauling it up the stairs on my furniture dolly when the landlady came along to "help" I told her I was fine, I have it don't touch it. I started up the second set of steps and she grabbed it anyways, pulling the it off the bottom of the dolly. It slipped out of the strap and fell on it's side, ripping off the top masonite, scratching the side with the dolly and cracking the other side. They should pay me for this goddamn thing, I told her NOT TO TOUCH IT, I'M FINE. As soon as I went up a step, she effed up the whole damn set before I could do anything about it. I really hate stupid people.......

[AiboPet]

Oh JEEEEEES!

I woulda been EFFING PISSSED!! That was such a nice cabinet !!

The icing on that cake would be if she just says it was JUST an old TV!!

[zenithfan1]

Yeah, I'm so PISSED that I'm sick to my stomach. And WAS is now the optive word. What really sucks is it's a WORKING set! It was PERFECT!!! Now I guess I'll try and rebuild it or redo the cabinet with either veneer or new panels. That sucks too because it was MINT and ORIGINAL!

[Steve D.]

DAMN!!






-Steve D.

[joemama99]

Could have been worse,Mark-Always could have been worse.Sounds like the glass and knobs are still ok-as well as the chassis.You will have it fixed up in no time!

[zenithfan1]

I hope so, It just sucks that it happened to such a nice original set. I want to keep it so I guess I'll do the best I can with it.