Refinished?
- briankeith
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Refinished?
Does this look refinished? (It does to me) I don't want to waste my time driving out to see it if it has indeed been refinished that's all. The seller says no.
- Django
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Re: Refinished?
It could be the flash washing out the picture. The machine can have a faded finish or the finish may have been reduced by aggressive cleaning. I don't think that anyone can tell for just by looking at the photo.
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Re: Refinished?
My vote is yes, it's been refinished on the outside. Too brown, with no distinctive "red" in typical Victor mahogany finishes.
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Re: Refinished?
it looks pretty light... ask for a photo with one sound door and one storage door open, with the others closed, so you can compare inside and outside.
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Re: Refinished?
I vote yes. The finish on the outside looks different compared to the inside which appears original. Is this at an auction or has the seller seller set a price? Unless you are totally against refinished machines it might be worth a look.
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Re: Refinished?
Can’t you ask for a couple other pictures just to rule out that it was the flash? Might be interesting to see what’s in the boxes also.
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Re: Refinished?
Set price of $150. Local, it was his dads. He claims his dad never refinished it when he bought it a very long time ago. VV-XVI (H)
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Re: Refinished?
Go for it .
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Re: Refinished?
The finish under the lid looks original to me but the outside looks refinished. Jerry B.
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Re: Refinished?
Refinished. Bill K