11-26-2013, 09:45 PM
I don't know about lucky vs. a glutton for punishment.
The first I found at a vintage resale shop. The cable had been cut off and thrown away plus the CRT is bad. It's a good condition otherwise and has a faux mahogany finish.
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The second I found on the local craigslist. It had been restored and working until a fire broke out inside the moving truck as the owner travel from Texas to Chicago. It has a real Mahogany veneer finish. I was able to coax life out of it, but it's a sticky, stinky chassis. Recently, someone kindly sold me a spare cabinet and chassis in much better condition. I have yet to restore and put all back together.
[Image: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5276/74231...af5a_z.jpg]
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Finally, here's one with a faux blonde finish. This one sold for over $700 on ebay but of course the CRT was destroyed by UPS in shipping. The seller relisted just the base and I won it. It's immaculate inside. I have a spare CRT "head" for it but the picture tube is very weak.
I was able to get it running with 100% original parts aside from a few tubes.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8078/83235...bbf6_z.jpg]
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I'll get them all running eventually.
The first I found at a vintage resale shop. The cable had been cut off and thrown away plus the CRT is bad. It's a good condition otherwise and has a faux mahogany finish.
[Image: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/70247...2ba2_z.jpg]
[Image: http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6097/70247...4227_z.jpg]
The second I found on the local craigslist. It had been restored and working until a fire broke out inside the moving truck as the owner travel from Texas to Chicago. It has a real Mahogany veneer finish. I was able to coax life out of it, but it's a sticky, stinky chassis. Recently, someone kindly sold me a spare cabinet and chassis in much better condition. I have yet to restore and put all back together.
[Image: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5276/74231...af5a_z.jpg]
[Image: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/74241...8c9a_z.jpg]
Finally, here's one with a faux blonde finish. This one sold for over $700 on ebay but of course the CRT was destroyed by UPS in shipping. The seller relisted just the base and I won it. It's immaculate inside. I have a spare CRT "head" for it but the picture tube is very weak.
I was able to get it running with 100% original parts aside from a few tubes.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8078/83235...bbf6_z.jpg]
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8222/83235...670e_z.jpg]
I'll get them all running eventually.
