I picked up this Victor O from a friend in Wisconsin on my recent Union trip. I enjoy a good project. Is there anyone that would only repair the tone arm?
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Re: Victor O - Recent Purchase
The case will possibly look OK with a gentle cleaning and maybe a little wax. But that horn! Ugh! I don't know who painted it, but it's not to my liking.
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Paint the brown/ black parts of the horn green. Problem solved! Quack, quack! After all, it IS a Model
, right?

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Let's ask Nipper...
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Re: Victor O - Recent Purchase
gramophone-georg wrote:Paint the brown/ black parts of the horn green. Problem solved! Quack, quack! After all, it IS a Model, right?


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Nipper is a party- pooper.Curt A wrote:Let's ask Nipper...
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Anyone have a suggestion for an off the shelf rattle can that's close to the original Victor O horn color?
Thanks, Jerry B.
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Re: Victor O - Recent Purchase
If you take a good picture of a correct horn, or better, get someone with a correct horn to go to a good paint store or auto body shop they can scan it and match the color, or at least let you know the RGB numbers.Jerry B. wrote:Anyone have a suggestion for an off the shelf rattle can that's close to the original Victor O horn color?
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Thanks for the good advice. JerryIf you take a good picture of a correct horn, or better, get someone with a correct horn to go to a good paint store or auto body shop they can scan it and match the color, or at least let you know the RGB numbers.
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AZ, I also appreciate your advice. But close inspection revealed that the top board was tapped off. When returned it was secured with little finish nails. I tapped them down and filled them in an attempt to hide them. So I've started down the refinishing path.
When I stripped the horn I found blue paint under the more recent yellow with brown trim. I didn't notice any traces of the original yellow.
Thanks, Jerry Blais
When I stripped the horn I found blue paint under the more recent yellow with brown trim. I didn't notice any traces of the original yellow.
Thanks, Jerry Blais
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