Ambassador 545 AC/DC
Folks, I've an Ambassador 545 AC/DC to "do up" for someone. As you'll see from the pictures, the surface varnish is pretty awful, but the veneer is OK, although a wee bit stained in places. Top & sides are clear lacquered Mahogany, but after cleaning & blading the front, that seems to have had a brownish scrumbled paint jobby, with what is possibly American Walnut(?) as the veneer(wider wavy grain tinged with black at the grain edges).
So question is, were R.N.Fittons prone to painting over or scrumbling their veneer finishes ? And, is that front Walnut ?
A good pal(thanks Duncan) has kindly donated another 545 which has sustained terminal cabinet damage as a donor(see picture). Incidentally, this one has a KT71(50L6) running de-rated in place of the correct 35L6. And it works, as thankfully the chassis is OK.
Me - not really been involved much with veneered cabinet restoration, so am proceeding slowly & carefully.
Regards, David
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