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I am open to any and all comments and I would never consider any constructive comments criticism. While Andrea and I feel fairly comfortable doing the cabinet refinishing now, we are by no means experts. There have been many times when we have refinished a cabinet or parts of it several times, before we achieved the 'look' we wanted.

But, with that said, it is really hard to get a true picture of how the radio actually looked when it was new, even with a very well preserved finish, for two reasons. One is that walnut veneer naturally turns more red with age. Secondly, old lacquer finishes, even the best ones, turn yellow with age. Now, I realize I am nit picking here (obsessing), lol! I guess, overall, you do the best you can to make the radio appear as close as you can to how it looked originally. And, as long as it looks good to the owners eye, that is what is important. After all, who is to say what it really looked like.

But, we have decided, to remove the toning from the front panel, and re-tone it with less red.

Thanks for your input.

Ed