Re: Just Picked up an L-Door XVI in Flemish Oak...
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:48 pm
Thanks Jon!Jonsheff wrote:Nice find, beautiful machine, love the wood.
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Re: Just Picked up an L-Door XVI in Flemish Oak...
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:47 am
Congratulations! My L-door is my favorite Victrola, but mine is just the regular mahogany. Your dark oak finish is stunning! And yours is a bit earlier than mine with the record boxes instead of albums. Great find!
Andreas
Andreas
Re: Just Picked up an L-Door XVI in Flemish Oak...
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:05 pm
Thanks Andreas. I love the contrast of the gold plating against the dark oak.alang wrote:Congratulations! My L-door is my favorite Victrola, but mine is just the regular mahogany. Your dark oak finish is stunning! And yours is a bit earlier than mine with the record boxes instead of albums. Great find!
Andreas
Re: Just Picked up an L-Door XVI in Flemish Oak...
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:22 pm
Flemish Oak is perfect for you!
Dave D
Dave D
Re: Just Picked up an L-Door XVI in Flemish Oak...
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:45 pm
Beautiful dark Oak. Congratulations on a nice find. Great decal too. Facebook is a great place to find treasures.
Re: Just Picked up an L-Door XVI in Flemish Oak...
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:58 pm
I completely agree, Facebook is where I found my wife.Django wrote:Beautiful dark Oak. Congratulations on a nice find. Great decal too. Facebook is a great place to find treasures.
Re: Just Picked up an L-Door XVI in Flemish Oak...
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:00 pm
Dave D wrote:Flemish Oak is perfect for you!
Dave D
I just need to play some Belgian records on it now!
Re: Just Picked up an L-Door XVI in Flemish Oak...
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:18 pm
Is she flemish as well? Just a thought.JerryVan wrote:I completely agree, Facebook is where I found my wife.Django wrote:Beautiful dark Oak. Congratulations on a nice find. Great decal too. Facebook is a great place to find treasures.
Re: Just Picked up an L-Door XVI in Flemish Oak...
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:28 pm
Even better (she claims): Polish.Jonsheff wrote:Is she flemish as well? Just a thought.JerryVan wrote:I completely agree, Facebook is where I found my wife.Django wrote:Beautiful dark Oak. Congratulations on a nice find. Great decal too. Facebook is a great place to find treasures.
Re: Just Picked up an L-Door XVI in Flemish Oak...
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:36 pm
I restored and sold a 1912 L door in a common mahogany color. It turned out well but was a lot of extra work with all the compartments and drawer. I have another one in inventory but am in no hurry to restore it, have 2 17s and a regular 16 ahead of it. I also found the VTLA motor difficult, had trouble with the springs. I just finished restoring an 18 that took 3 months to do, hope to reassemble after the finish cures and can be rubbed out. Jerry, the hardware on your L door looks amazing, did you polish it or re-plate or did it come that way?