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Well I finally found a 17, although its gutted. Someone dropped a stereo in inside but at least they did not alter the deck area around the motorboard. I will be picking it up tomorrow from an antique
store of all places. Its an early serial number 2291. Here is the list of parts I know are missing:

Motor board, motor board hardware, motor
Crank
Tonearm/reproducer (I have an early L-Door one so may have this covered)
Horn and cast iron pipe fitting
Wooden needle cup holder

I am pretty sure this is brown mahogany so if anyone has the above parts I am interested.

If anyone has a model with serial number near mine I would appreciate some pictures so I do this
the right way. Some of the early models had a three spring motor but I don't know what the
cutoff serial number is for the transition. I am hoping it is the standard 4 spring XVI type motor
then it will be a lot easier going.

Better pics on the way tomorrow!

Brad

By the way, any 1916 XVI parts should be compatible with this restoration as well.
Thanks!

I got lucky and George V had most of the parts I needed to finish this. A big thanks also to Brian U for helping
out with this project!


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Very, very nice. I'm wondering why the mahogany is a brownish tint, mine is more of a reddish brown mahogany.

Wow! What a great save! I still don't know how somebody reasons their way into hacking-up such a nice machine in the first place. For all those involved; reach around and give yourselves pats on the back.

Very, very nice. I'm wondering why the mahogany is a brownish tint, mine is more of a reddish brown mahogany.

SSO: I think what you're seeing is fading from sun exposure on the exterior. Note how red the inside of the lid is.

Regards,
Martin

Thanks guys! The finish was stripped some time in the past unfortunately. The grain looks great
but the color is off. I will add a reddish tint to the cabinet but I want to do some research before I do.

Ah, that would make sense. Mine is still quite reddish.




That's not wear to the door, it seems to have just been a light effect of some sort.

for the mahogany finishes, victor used both a brown tone on some cabinets and that reddish "flaming" color on others. either one would be correct.

the machine came out great, though.