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Goldring portable restored
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:45 pm
by windup
I have been working hard on that little portable I posted a pic of a while back. It really is a Goldring. I even acquired a second one, almost identical, this time with a Goldring branded sound box (which I still need to fix up).
Anyway, here's the before and after photos.
Re: Goldring portable restored
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:59 am
by soundgen
Looks Great ! well done 1
Re: Goldring portable restored
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:08 am
by Phono48
That's a wonderful job. you should be proud of yourself!
What is the little bit underneath the trademark in the lid, please?
Barry
Re: Goldring portable restored
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:43 am
by FloridaClay
I looks really nice. Did you recover it, or stain and finish the underlying wood?
Clay
Re: Goldring portable restored
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:02 pm
by windup
Phono48 wrote:That's a wonderful job. you should be proud of yourself!
What is the little bit underneath the trademark in the lid, please?
Barry
Thanks. I am not sure what it is. It is a bit of the same material as the logo itself, and it was there on the gramophone when I got it (you can see it in the original photo), so I stuck it back in the same place. I figured, maybe, it was meant to be there ?
Re: Goldring portable restored
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:05 pm
by windup
soundgen wrote:Looks Great ! well done 1
Thank you. I have been enjoying playing a few records on it, but I don't have many needles (have ordered a box, should arrive Friday).
It is very loud. I thought it wouldn't be, as the internal horn is small (I think they skimped a bit on the design), but I am happy with the sound.
Re: Goldring portable restored
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:09 pm
by windup
FloridaClay wrote:I looks really nice. Did you recover it, or stain and finish the underlying wood?
Clay
I stained and finished the wood, after replacing all the ply top and bottom, and the motor board.
I figured, in the future, if I wanted, I could still attempt covering it. However, the dark chocolate walnut, with a satin finish, looks quite good I think. It has retained the 'old' feel of it.
Re: Goldring portable restored
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:39 am
by FloridaClay
windup wrote:FloridaClay wrote:I looks really nice. Did you recover it, or stain and finish the underlying wood?
Clay
I stained and finished the wood, after replacing all the ply top and bottom, and the motor board.
I figured, in the future, if I wanted, I could still attempt covering it. However, the dark chocolate walnut, with a satin finish, looks quite good I think. It has retained the 'old' feel of it.
Agree. It is quite handsome.
Clay