25-06-2011, 09:32 PM
You've certainly given it a good going over Joe, so hopefully, the new tested valve from Chris will do the trick. Maybe he could check out the suspect one for you?
Over the years, Pilot Little Maestros came in many guises with many circuits and mods.
With you mentioning aerosol sprays, I guess that yours looks similar to the one that I have, which works but needs a respray and restoration. I've have the paint for it for some time. I guess that when bakelite went our of fashion the makers decided to 'jazz up' the bakelite cabinets by spraying them in what at the time was termed 'contemporary' colours, but what we'd now call gaudy. I don't dislike it though, for all that, and I think the dial is very attractive.
I've also got a 1939 Maestro woody, but not the one with the rounded corners - it's square. I need to make a back for that as the old one has disintegrated, so I'll need to make a router jig to make the replacement back or it will take forever with a drill and scroll saw. I've added some pics of that. I think it's going to be a full re-furb on that one. Forum member Colin (Retired) wrote an excellent artiicle in the BVWS Bulletin about his total stripdown, rebuild and French polished 1939 woody.
Best of luck for a successful conclusion Joe!
David.
Over the years, Pilot Little Maestros came in many guises with many circuits and mods.
With you mentioning aerosol sprays, I guess that yours looks similar to the one that I have, which works but needs a respray and restoration. I've have the paint for it for some time. I guess that when bakelite went our of fashion the makers decided to 'jazz up' the bakelite cabinets by spraying them in what at the time was termed 'contemporary' colours, but what we'd now call gaudy. I don't dislike it though, for all that, and I think the dial is very attractive.
I've also got a 1939 Maestro woody, but not the one with the rounded corners - it's square. I need to make a back for that as the old one has disintegrated, so I'll need to make a router jig to make the replacement back or it will take forever with a drill and scroll saw. I've added some pics of that. I think it's going to be a full re-furb on that one. Forum member Colin (Retired) wrote an excellent artiicle in the BVWS Bulletin about his total stripdown, rebuild and French polished 1939 woody.
Best of luck for a successful conclusion Joe!
David.
