VV-50 "M L Price Music Co, Tampa Educational Dept"

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VICTOR VICTROLA VV-50 Mahogany -Unusual--Marked "Educational Dept"(Ebay Item ID: 183362921525)

This machine came to me some months ago. I had not seen one stenciled this way before and found it interesting. https://www.ebay.com/itm/183362921525

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Very interesting!

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I agree. It adds interest. Jerry B.

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Wonderfully crazed surface. Is it oak or mahogany? I'm going with mahogany. The reason you can't tell --or at least I can't--is because the crazing scatters the reflected light so the grain is hidden. I have an article written by a museum conservationist that details a method whereby one coats a deteriorated surface with a compound that has a similar index of refraction to shellac. One applies the material, it fills in all the nooks and crannies, and the wood grain emerges. Furthermore it is reversible; the coating is removable w/o harming or disturbing the original surface. Examples are given when applied to some 18th C American furniture. This looks like a candidate although of course one would want to practice on something else first. I can supply the article if anyone should want it.

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jboger wrote:Wonderfully crazed surface. Is it oak or mahogany? I'm going with mahogany. The reason you can't tell --or at least I can't--is because the crazing scatters the reflected light so the grain is hidden. I have an article written by a museum conservationist that details a method whereby one coats a deteriorated surface with a compound that has a similar index of refraction to shellac. One applies the material, it fills in all the nooks and crannies, and the wood grain emerges. Furthermore it is reversible; the coating is removable w/o harming or disturbing the original surface. Examples are given when applied to some 18th C American furniture. This looks like a candidate although of course one would want to practice on something else first. I can supply the article if anyone should want it.
I would definitely be interested in reading this article. Maybe you can post it here, if that's not possible then please PM me.

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Yes, please post the article...
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Very happy to post it, but where? This particular board doesn't seem appropriate.

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alang wrote:
jboger wrote:Wonderfully crazed surface. Is it oak or mahogany? I'm going with mahogany. The reason you can't tell --or at least I can't--is because the crazing scatters the reflected light so the grain is hidden. I have an article written by a museum conservationist that details a method whereby one coats a deteriorated surface with a compound that has a similar index of refraction to shellac. One applies the material, it fills in all the nooks and crannies, and the wood grain emerges. Furthermore it is reversible; the coating is removable w/o harming or disturbing the original surface. Examples are given when applied to some 18th C American furniture. This looks like a candidate although of course one would want to practice on something else first. I can supply the article if anyone should want it.
I would definitely be interested in reading this article. Maybe you can post it here, if that's not possible then please PM me.

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Same here! I'd love to read such an article as well.

As for the finish, it is mahogany...worn a bit, but mahogany.

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jboger wrote:Very happy to post it, but where? This particular board doesn't seem appropriate.
Maybe the "Tips, Tricks & Tutorials" section?

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I put a link to the article here and I have also scanned the article to make a pdf, which I can send to people of they like. Here's the link: http://www.wag-aic.org/2001/WAG_01_heginbotham.pdf

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