01-18-2010, 08:21 AM
Hi Stephen
Nice finds, and priced right, too!
If only the chunk of veneer is missing that is visible in your photos of the 38-10, that can be patched. It will be visible to some extent, depending on your skill at veneer repair, but a visible patch is better than a missing chunk. And repairing will be far easier than applying new veneer, I think.
As for the 42-PT3...Barry Jones once replicated the photofinish on a 46-1201 by using a graining tool and some fancy painting technique. It actually looked pretty good. But if the chassis will fit a cabinet you already have...why not, it's better to do that than leave the 42-321 cabinet empty, I think. I have a 71 chassis in a 70 cabinet, a 40-185 chassis in a 40-155 cabinet, a 660 chassis in a 116B cabinet, a PT-30 chassis in a Canadian 39-3B4 cabinet (the original cabinets of both are identical)...and soon to have a 97 chassis in a 144 cabinet (again, the original cabinets of both are identical).
Nice finds, and priced right, too!
If only the chunk of veneer is missing that is visible in your photos of the 38-10, that can be patched. It will be visible to some extent, depending on your skill at veneer repair, but a visible patch is better than a missing chunk. And repairing will be far easier than applying new veneer, I think.
As for the 42-PT3...Barry Jones once replicated the photofinish on a 46-1201 by using a graining tool and some fancy painting technique. It actually looked pretty good. But if the chassis will fit a cabinet you already have...why not, it's better to do that than leave the 42-321 cabinet empty, I think. I have a 71 chassis in a 70 cabinet, a 40-185 chassis in a 40-155 cabinet, a 660 chassis in a 116B cabinet, a PT-30 chassis in a Canadian 39-3B4 cabinet (the original cabinets of both are identical)...and soon to have a 97 chassis in a 144 cabinet (again, the original cabinets of both are identical).
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN