05-22-2012, 11:48 PM
Arran Wrote:I'm not a brand Z aficionado but it also looks like someone may have removed the veneer from the shoulders on top of the cabinet, it would not have been solid wood like that.I have the exact same model and the top of the shoulders was not veneered. Mine will need some refinishing as well so over time I have collected many photos of this model off of the internet and eBay auctions. None of them were veneered on top of the shoulders. As far as I can tell what you have done to the shoulders is almost exactly as I've seen it in prime unrestored examples. The original color was most likely a solid dark toner.
Question... how did you separate the different sections? On mine I have an area where the top of the right shoulder (from back to front) is separating slightly from where it should be touching the middle body section. I'm a little nervous about putting clamps on it and forcing everything together. I was thinking it might be best to separate the entire right section and reglue it but have no idea how to remove the entire section.
- Geoff