RCA CTC7 Grenoble The Rest of the Story

[Ampico-kid]

Originally Posted by compu_85

What a nice looking set! I love the dark finish. What type of wood is that?

If you find a good source for the "Deluxe" badge on the front let me know, the emblem is broken in the same way on my set. Mine also has the "panoramic speaker system" and phono in (I think I spy a phono jack on yours), which works out great... the sound quality is really quite good and having a line in is a nice bonus.

-J

Hi compu_85;
The wood is ribbon Mahogany, which was pretty standard fare for the majority of TV's of that vintage. This one just happens to be in very good original condition and shows very well. It should look even nicer when I get around to the polish and wax phase of the restoration.

That "Deluxe" badge will be a difficult thing to find, unless I can find a junker to pull it off of. I think that's about the only hope to find one. And Yes, the sound system is really quite good on these sets. I have a CTC9 with the same 6X9 woofer and two tweeters and it sounds phenominal. I have a nice RCA 45rpm player that will look real nice sitting there with the TV.

Bob

[zenithfan1]

Hey Bob! Those are some BEAUTIFUL 7's! I am very happy for you. Excellent score!!
I can't wait to see a picture on either one, but that remote 7 is my holy grail set, or one of 'em

[airgrabber-6]

Ampico, both of those TV sets are gorgeous!!! Very nice. The Grenoble has nice sharp mid-century style lines with matching cherry-red mahogany finish while the Pensbury is cool and classy in its light honey maple finish. I don't know if I could choose between them, myself.