Thanks! You actually recommended exactly what I was thinking I would try. After all, there really isn't much left to lose in this case. At this point, it'll probably be a little while before I attempt anything. Once it finally stops snowing, I can pull this thing out to the garage and have far more space to work with.
VanEpsFan1914 wrote:
Nathan,
Your secret weapon will be heat, glue, and lots and lots of clamps. My XIV was not messed up that badly but it was starting to get a peel going on the back, sides, and doors. You need to get some hide glue crystals from online--don't mess up like me and use wood glue. (Hide glue is reversible by heating.)
You're also going to want to re-glue the boards under the veneer, as they look to have come unglued. This is natural. Hide glue doesn't like heat or moisture. My XIV was almost to have a leg fall off--and me cranking it up was nearly the last nail in its coffin before I glued the wobbles out of it.
The Victor-Victrola page mentions flattening warped veneer with a steam iron. Your finish is pretty far gone anyway but still put a towel between it and the iron, to keep anything from sticking.
Hey fellow phono-freaks, let's give this guy a hand here--and if he's encountered a mess of all messes then let's tell where to find new veneer.