Chairside Zenith

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by Fisherdude

The horror, the horror.

I agree. Who would do such a thing to any of Zenith's (or any other manufacturer's) chairsides or tombstone, etc. radios for that matter--and why? I like the looks of any kind of dark wood cabinet; I own two Zenith radios in dark wood cabinets (plus one in a lighter finish that is actually walnut underneath) and like the appearance of each of them. The Zenith MJ1035 in my avatar is the same one I have; same cabinet finish as well. Would never dream of painting over the wood or doing anything else to destroy the natural beauty of these cabinets.

To see a nice cabinet like that all but ruined by two coats of paint makes me wonder what this radio's owner must have been thinking. After all, who ever heard of a (heaven forbid!) white or pink chairside radio? Until now, I never saw one painted over twice like that. I don't think Zenith ever marketed any of its chairsides in white (or any other color) either, although I did see a white Zenith tombstone on eBay a while ago; I'll never know, but I have a sneaking suspicion that one was once walnut or some other dark wood as well. I hope the paint can be removed from the set being discussed here without causing too much (or any) damage to the original wood.