[MurphyNut]

After restoring the table model and really pleased with how that set performs and looks I had my heart set on the Console version.
These don't seem to be rare but a lot of the ones that do turn up are often rough with ripped speaker fabric and knocked about cabinets.
Some might remember I put a wanted ad on this forum but with not success. (perhaps members don't want to part with their A30C's) I decided Ebay was probabily the best place and after a year or so a good one turned up, I was pleased to win it and the added benefit it wasn't too far away to collect it.
I had a nice chat with the man selling it, it was part of his late fathers collection and along with many other sets it had spent the last 30 years in a garage.
He proudly told me he had plugged it in and it actually worked!...Not a good idea as the mains lead was lethal.
The cabinet was good but the varnish let the look of the set down, it had gone light in colour and was obscuring the attractive Indian Laurel veneer.
So I stripped it all off and built up layers of new varnish, I used my "wet and dry between coats" method and achieved an very flat finish.
A really good asset to the radio is the remarkable condition of the original speaker fabric, it almost looks as new.
After replacing the mains lead and all the usual wax capacitors, I decided it power it up, it worked really well, even the smoothing capacitors in the Murphy block didn't need changing.
The speaker required a bit of adjustment as it was buzzing with anything that had a bit of bass.
The set has a really nice deep sound and I've been using it quite a bit over the past few weeks.
Only one problem with the set....ever tried to move one....it weighs a ton!