09-24-2018, 06:08 PM
I picked up this model 66B from Kirk at Kutztown and like a kid with a new toy I had to pull it open.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ymrexcaqo4xwfa....jpg?raw=1]
I love it when you take it apart for the first time to see what the restoration landscape looks like. Sort of like opening a present at Christmas. This one has a nice solid cabinet with only a few scratches. The black trim is well worn so I think its probably a candidate for a refinish but will wait to make that decision after its cleaned up a bit more.
The backside looks relatively clean. Its missing one tube and "the tube testing is yet" as the pennsylvania dutch say around here.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m882yojn7plezf....jpg?raw=1]
Surprisingly...there was no evidence of critters being in the cabinet or chassis, even the spider webs were few and far between. Mostly just lots of dust and dust balls.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jcl6dqpd0pdttq....jpg?raw=1]
The underside of the chassis looks to be untouched by anyone as well! This calls for restuffing all those paper caps and making reproduction dogbone resistors I think...
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fz2700adfihrm1....jpg?raw=1]
The speaker cone is even completely intact...
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ic3s6saaewj9lj....jpg?raw=1]
Not sure when I'll get started on this but will post as I go along...
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ymrexcaqo4xwfa....jpg?raw=1]
I love it when you take it apart for the first time to see what the restoration landscape looks like. Sort of like opening a present at Christmas. This one has a nice solid cabinet with only a few scratches. The black trim is well worn so I think its probably a candidate for a refinish but will wait to make that decision after its cleaned up a bit more.
The backside looks relatively clean. Its missing one tube and "the tube testing is yet" as the pennsylvania dutch say around here.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m882yojn7plezf....jpg?raw=1]
Surprisingly...there was no evidence of critters being in the cabinet or chassis, even the spider webs were few and far between. Mostly just lots of dust and dust balls.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jcl6dqpd0pdttq....jpg?raw=1]
The underside of the chassis looks to be untouched by anyone as well! This calls for restuffing all those paper caps and making reproduction dogbone resistors I think...
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fz2700adfihrm1....jpg?raw=1]
The speaker cone is even completely intact...
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ic3s6saaewj9lj....jpg?raw=1]
Not sure when I'll get started on this but will post as I go along...
