Tele-Bar The End Result
 

I know you guy's are probably getting tired of me going on about the Tele-Bar but I had to post pic's of the finished product. The only thing that I need is a phonograph, the original is really rough with surface rust. If anyone knows where I can find one please let me know. The radio chassis is a 5D2. I also need to stock it full of glassware.

These pic's will also be posted to my web site. I had to turn the flash off to get pic's of the tv working and they came out a little blurry.

Thanks again to everyone that helped me get through this project.

That's absolutely gorgeous! I'm envious.

BTW, when I looked at your pictures, I heard my mother's voice screaming in my head from 1966 (right after we got our "new" B/W console television): "Young man, don't you dare put your glass on that without a coaster!" :nono: I was so glad that it was my dad who put the first ring mark on it. :D

There's a set on the Cleveland Craigslist that has the exact same radio phonograph.
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/fur/621602191.html

I know it doesn't show in the pic's but the top of the bar section is covered with a clear plastic. Admiral advertised this as 100% liquor proof. No rings. The bar section also locks, they thought of everything on this one.

That is Suh-Weet ! Congrats !

What a combination, that is a real pretty piece of furniture. That would have been a perfect end to a workday, a shot of fine bourbon and watch the evening news.

The designer must have been a parent of teenagers... :D

the phono unit can be found in the bakelite table model phonographs of the period. These are fairly common and one with a broken cabinet should turn up. If this were a few months ago I could've sent you one, but the one I had was traded for a Zenith t.v. so it's gone.

Great job on the restoration. I have a radio/phono combo in storage that looks like yours. It has an RC550 phono changer in good condition, I don't believe there is any rust. It is yours for postage if you still need one. PM me if interested.

Now, if you had pulled that junky old B/W TV outta there, & put in a Fishtank or a flatpanel LCD, that woulda been something....

Time for me to Take My pills, doncha think ?!? Say g'night, Gracie....(grin)

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/att...4&d=1196566704

You coulda done something like this to it. This used to be an RCA CTC19 color TV set. Now an HDTV set. My excuse: The chassis and CRT were long gone, but we had the cabinet stuffed with books and whatnot in the attic. :D

Ah...and the Knob Creek tops it off.

That IS the perfect end to the workday. Ask me how I know.:D