Who thinks this is walnut? VV-XVIII
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 11:58 am
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Who thinks this is walnut? VV-XVIII
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Re: Who thinks this is walnut? VV-XVIII
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:09 pm
Only the auctioneer.
Re: Who thinks this is walnut? VV-XVIII
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:13 pm
Looks a bit like stripped mahogany to my eyeballs.
Fran
Fran
Re: Who thinks this is walnut? VV-XVIII
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 1:02 pm
Sorry but it's poorly refinished mahogany. Always check the inside of the lid. The decal doesn't lie. Jerry B.
Re: Who thinks this is walnut? VV-XVIII
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:51 pm
It's always painful to see a once beautiful XVIII stripped of its original finish. In heaven's name why. Duplicating the Victor factory's finishing process is not easy and getting back 100 years of patina can only be obtained by the next generation of collectors. Having said all that, it's still an XVIII and worth having because of Victor's cabinet work. Who suggested it was walnut? 
Re: Who thinks this is walnut? VV-XVIII
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:37 am
This. Most likely someone had more money than sense.audiophile102 wrote:It's always painful to see a once beautiful XVIII stripped of its original finish. In heaven's name why. Duplicating the Victor factory's finishing process is not easy and getting back 100 years of patina can only be obtained by the next generation of collectors.
Garret