I got ahold of Abe but he is so busy with working his regular job that he was at least 2 months out. I used a guy I've used before so it should all work out. Plus, his price was twice as high as everybody else. I tried to get a local guy (Tim at Turntable Basics here in Minneapolis) but he never returned my email.
I have wired the arm and finished putting it together so the turn table portion is about done. It turned out nice and when I sell it soon, the new owner will have a nice 70 year old Rek-O-Kut B-16H TT which should be good for another 50 years. I just have to decide on the cart I'm going to use and level everything and set the arm height after it get's perched back on the C-7B cabinet. I would have loved to put a second arm on the table but I'm not brave enough to drill into this rare TT. Let me know what you think. I'll be taking bids on it soon.
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I started working on the C-7B cabinet last weekend and I had to get rid of the old flaking paint. Haven't picked out a paint color yet but satin black outside and a real light gray for the inside. I want the cab inside to be brighter and maybe a battery powered light so we can see things. Here are some pics of the process with disassembly. I hate winter, it gets too dirty sanding in the garage and I can't have a door open to get the dust out. I had gray sanding dust in my ears, nose and eyes even with protection.
OK, Here is the kicker. I was going to go for the satin black/satin charcoal saint on the cabinet until I got through the original paint. It was so pretty that I think I will satin CLEAR it instead. The cab looks killer under the finish. If the next owner want's to return it to Industrial Gray, fine but I can't cover this beautiful 70 year old grain. The next post will show the beauty.
Nearing completion, just a few more hours of work and then it will get posted for sale. I hit the side with 320 grit and gave it a quick shot of satin clear to see what it will look like. I also test fitted the TT to the cab. not sure I like the clear on the inside of the doors but the rest of the interior is Sherwin Williams Lazy Gray.
