RCA 621ts Restoration

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One of my New Years resolutions was to post better threads of my restorations. I've used Bandersen as my inspiration. I have enjoyed so many of his threads here both as they happen and through searching archived topics. This will not be a quick project for me, I plan on taking my time with this one, posting a lot of pictures of progress, and being very deliberate. With that in mind here is my new project, The RCA 621ts.
I found the set on ETF's classified pages and have been holding on to it for a few months. Now that the Holidays are over I decided that it's time to do some work on it.
The cabinet is the walnut finish. I understand it is considered less desirable than the mahogany or blonde finish, although I've read that it was made in fewer numbers than the mahogany.



The cabinet is original but not without it's flaws. It photographs better than it looks. There is some crazing on the lacquer and a couple of bad spots.