Rca trk9

[EdKozk2]

Great cabinet restoration work.

[vts1134]

Originally Posted by EdKozk2

Great cabinet restoration work.

Brent has done work for me on a couple of occasions. He does very goo work!

[s-petersen]

The owner sent me some pics of the restoration from under the chassis.

[decojoe67]

First class restoration work of the cabinet and chassis on a oh so deserving vintage TV! I've spoken with several long-time radio/TV collectors who put the TRK-9 as their all-time favorite set. John Vassos outdid himself on that cabinet design.

[s-petersen]

More info from the owner:

The TV came out of a big old Victorian house in Peekskill NY. The parents of the current owners bought the place many years ago along with all its furnishings, The original owner of the house (and TV) was a wealthy real estate developer. I found their name on a repair tag attached to one of the chassis. He died in 1975 at the age of 76.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by s-petersen

More info from the owner:

The TV came out of a big old Victorian house in Peekskill NY. The parents of the current owners bought the place many years ago along with all its furnishings, The original owner of the house (and TV) was a wealthy real estate developer. I found their name on a repair tag attached to one of the chassis. He died in 1975 at the age of 76.

Thanks for sharing that. There's nothing like having a story behind a set. Great that the owner picked the TRK-9 over the TRK-12, which was much more popular. The 12 is a nice model too, but you can almost call it common, and boxy, next to the 9.
If you post a pic of the entire set while it's on, that would be great to see. You don't see these rare sets "in action" often!

[s-petersen]

I have to go back in a couple of weeks, I may be able to get a short video on my phone, no promises, but I'll try.