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That's great murf! They are all veneer with NO photofinish whatsoever. Mine has been complete and a daily listener for six or eight months.

I replaced the 6X5 with a 6x5gt and haven't had any issues thus far. My project list includes a solid state replacement for that tube, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

There were no real pitfalls as I went along. I replaced all the resistors including the 1 Meg in the eye tube socket just to avoid and issues. Nice open chassis with lots of room to work on. It's nothing too spectacular for reception, but it does OK, sounds pretty nice, and looks great in the living room. It is wife approved!

I didn't fill the grain as I should have, so I eliminated most of the problem by spraying a ton of lacquer and blocking it repeatedly. I also chose not to use much toner. I know it isn't "correct" but I think it looks better that way.

Here is a link to my photobucket page for that set. After about 8 coats of lacquer I masked off the trim and hand painted the black accents. Again, I don't know how close it is to correct, but I matched photos as much as I could and I think it turned out pretty nice.

http://s1267.beta.photobucket.com/user/L...th%207S363