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You would think for that kind of money it would have been restored up to the same standards as Steve and the guys at the Early Television Museum would do. The chassis looks horrible above and also underneath. An example is that theres still old friction tape holding stuff together and also exposed wire in places that should have at least been shrink wrapped. The chassis is pitted and stained. If you click on the link where he has more information on it you can see for yourself. Yes, its neater than it was before but on something this rare i would have went all out to give it its original look and hide all the modern replacements and have it look a little more like a restoration than a repair. It looks like he just wiped down the chassis, slapped in some caps and resistors to get it playing and called it a day. The finish definately could have been better as you can see remnants of wax in the grain of the veneer where it wasnt finished properly. I hope the picture on it looks better in person. After all it is a pre-war set so i really wouldnt know but Steve would. It can all be reversed but at that price i could see no logic in it...rare or not. I'm not knocking the guy as it seems he put a lot of time into it and brought it back to a working and at least presentable set from what it was but he could have gone a bit further with not much more effort. Its like he washed the car but didnt detail it.
-Tony
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