01-06-2014, 11:07 AM
Well.... I fixed the escutcheon, I put a patch piece of veneer between the first two buttons (still needs to be trimmed), cut out the last of the holes for the speaker, painted the base with black enamel (similar to the original), and applied stain to the rest.
*sigh* rather than helping to make the thing look better overall, to me it brings out all the flaws in my work.
Tomorrow, I'll trim the patch on the buttons, mask the escutcheon and apply a coat or two of lacquer to the whole thing. When that's all set, I'll try to find all the chassis mount screws and the knobs (which once again I have put in a container in a safe place, safest of all from me.. *g*), and reassemble the beastie.
*sigh* rather than helping to make the thing look better overall, to me it brings out all the flaws in my work.
Tomorrow, I'll trim the patch on the buttons, mask the escutcheon and apply a coat or two of lacquer to the whole thing. When that's all set, I'll try to find all the chassis mount screws and the knobs (which once again I have put in a container in a safe place, safest of all from me.. *g*), and reassemble the beastie.