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Title: My restoration project
Post by: Buddie11 on October 14, 2013, 03:03:53 PM

This was given to me by my mother in law, totally trashed and incomplete, missing one bell, the crank and mouthpiece . Unfortunately I didn't take a pic before resto. About 200$ later for parts and many hours of my free labour this what I've got. I still need to replace ear piece and cord, rough shape!! My question is how bad did I affect value by refinish the cabinet? Oh inside is untouched

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: bigwull on October 14, 2013, 04:01:25 PM

Only thing I ever got from my ex-mother in law....was grief....

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: sugarcube5419 on October 14, 2013, 04:04:17 PM

I thought if one replaced with time pieces of original era it didn't matter as much as if you replaced with modern replacements.

Did you refinish the wood?

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: Buddie11 on October 14, 2013, 05:40:47 PM

I did refinish the oak. All replacement parts are era to the phone according to the 80 year old phone collector I purchased them from

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: mart on October 14, 2013, 06:27:34 PM

Actually this is one of the few things that a refinish doesn`t hurt as bad as others !!  Although most collectors want original,,the majority of the other buyers that us them for display pieces really don't care !!  Having said that,, the money you have spent on parts pretty much covers the potential value !! And some sell less than that !! So watch your pocketbook if you are going to sell it !!

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: KC on October 14, 2013, 06:38:15 PM

Well put Mart!

Nice update and handiwork!!!!  Thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: mart on October 14, 2013, 06:49:53 PM

He did a nice job !!

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: Buddie11 on October 14, 2013, 07:09:51 PM

Thank you:) At least you didn't say it would make good firewood, as I've heard on this forum more than once;)

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: bigwull on October 15, 2013, 05:55:52 AM

There,s still time....... ;D

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: KC on October 15, 2013, 09:40:20 AM

Wullie, bet you were a handfull growing up.  Orrrrr.....were you well behaved and now making up for lost time?  LOL

No firewood on this one!!

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: bigwull on October 15, 2013, 10:23:01 AM

Oh, I was a right handful...so much,that the neighbours called me after this comic character....and it stayed with me right into my early teens.... ;D

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: mart on October 15, 2013, 11:11:43 AM

Quote from: Buddie11 on October 14, 2013, 07:09:51 PM

Thank you:) At least you didn't say it would make good firewood, as I've heard on this forum more than once;)

That's Bigwulls favorite saying !!!   Things aren`t as popular over there as here in the U.S !!

Title: Re: My restoration project
Post by: bigwull on October 15, 2013, 12:02:58 PM

Nooooo!!...you are mistaken....its not that things are less popular over here.....its more about the money.....we don,t have as much of it ..as you guys...its a well known fact...that all Americans are loaded....or so the one,s i,ve met would have me believe.... ;D