On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 21:32:54 GMT, "Frank Dresser"
wrote:


"K5VSE" wrote in message
...
Wish I hadn't bought so much this week, as this looks like my kind of
challange. I do believe that whom ever did this was totally out of his
mind.
And I thought I had seen it all in my 50 years as a ham.

73

--
Mike-K5VSE
Formerly WB6VSE, senior tech, amateur division, SBE/Linear Systems,
Watsonville, CA
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
3.922 nightly



Sure, it's just some goofy paint/covering. No extra holes to fill and
it looks pretty clean inside, even the plating on the tuning capacitor
pulleys looks good.

Look more closely at the area between the tuning dials. It appears to
be a solid rust cover. There are also paint strips at various points
on the chassis which "to me" appear to be covering corrosion.

"To me" it looks like something some one cleaned up inside. Remember
that photos can be deceiving, but this one may be for real. It's very
difficult to tell for sure.

It says it works. The dial cord broke. There is/was rust on the
chassis. Which make me wonder just how easy that tuning cap turns.

As to the finish. It's paint! It's the old "antiquing" paint that
applied with skill might look half way near to OK on an old piece of
furniture, but usually looks like crap even on a board.

Still, the last I saw it was at 30 some dollars and *should* go cheap.
Might make a good parts "hanger queen". Restoration looks like it'd
be a *lot* of work.

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)

Frank Dresser