[klondike98]

I finished up the Howard 256 today. After getting the cabinet glued back together it got a very light sanding, two coats of sanding sealer followed by another light sanding, van dyke brown ultra classic on the trim and a very light medium brown walnut on the entire cabinet. The black around the dial was just an acrylic black paint. Five or six coats of gloss lacquer, rub out with rottenstone and wax with Howard's Wax & Feed. The top did not need grain filler so I elected not to use any although the front and sides could probably have used some. I don't think the center band switch knob is the correct one but I could not find one so went with one that was similar in design to the volume and tuning (i.e. one of the generic radio knobs from Renovated Radios.)

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