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Originally Posted by ukcol
Thanks for the pictures of the start and finish with a very smart result. Can you tell us about the journey Leslie?
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Thanks for the feedback.
I recently bought this locally for peanuts, it was in working order but running a bit slow.
So I set about dismantling it cleaned up the mechanics and re lubricated the motor bearings, redressed the idler and re lubed the turntable bearing.
The amp only consists of a few components and one valve, I only replaced one capacitor it needed a new mains lead and I replaced the TC8H cartridge with a BSR X5H so I could play stereo records on it.
It sounds ok just what you would expect from such a simple amp.
Next I set about the cabinet first I gave it a good clean, after cleaning I could see that the rexine was actually in very good condition but it was badly faded and stained in several places.
So I decided to refinish the rexine using leather restorer which I have used in the past and always had good results.
I also resprayed the front grill.
Because it looked so nice I decided to splash out on new brass fittings and I think it was worth it and finishes it off very nicely.
The front Dansette logo is just a cardboard copy but I have a new one on order.
I love the way this one has turned out and its so small and cute