After I caught the Bang & Olufsen restoration bug a couple of years ago (maybe three), I wanted to collect complete systems, including the nice rosewood cabinets I remember seeing at the dealer stores.
The first one I was able to find and get was an SC80 cabinet for my 8000 system. I posted a couple of pictures of it on my Beomaster 8000 repair thread. Early this year I finally found an SC60 cabinet. That cabinet is designed for the Beomaster 6000 but really can be used for other things as its top is flat. The SC80 cabinet top is pretty much designed around the Beomaster 8000 and Beocord 800x/9000 shape.
The SC60 cabinet I found came with several components, all needing restoration. There was a Beomaster 6000, a Beocord 8004 and a Beogram 8002 (with two MMC1 cartridges). I plan to get that system restored soon. First though, I needed to put the SC60 cabinet together. It came to me completely disassembled for ease of shipping. As I opened it up I discovered there were some nasty scratches in the Rosewood veneer that needed fixing.
Here is the cabinet in its restored state.
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SC60 Cabinet
Here is a picture of the top of the SC60 with the nastiest scratches. The picture is as I was just beginning to sand on the top.
I spent quite a bit of time sanding and could see that I probably wouldn't completely sand out the bad scratches.
I used some techniques Søren (Mexico) instructed me on - I used some wet material (Q-tip stems soaked in warm water) along with a hot iron (borrowed from my wife) to iron out dents in the Rosewood caused by the scratches. That improved the wood finish quite a bit. I masked off areas around the scratches with painters tape to limit the water that touches the surface. After that treatment I did some additional sanding, then cleaned the surface with mineral spirits. Next I applied some oil based wood pore filler. It is designed to mix with finish like boiled linseed oil but for the first step I just used it straight. That really smoothed out and helped to hide the scratches. I did one more light sanding then applied boiled linseed oil mixed half and half with the wood pore filler again.
Here is the result.
Here is a better picture of the completed SC60 restoration. I like the simple but functional design of this cabinet.
A wonderful end result!
I used some techniques Søren (Mexico) instructed me on - I used some wet material (Q-tip stems soaked in warm water) along with a hot iron (borrowed from my wife) to iron out dents in the Rosewood caused by the scratches.
I have done something similar with dented gun stocks (usually made of walnut). A steaming hot cloth typically removes small dents, or even turns them into bumps you have to sand down to get a level surface. Allow good time to cool down and dry before judging the result.
Very good result !
Patience pays off !
Martin
Amazing 🤒
Location: Mexico city
WOW! Great job!
Here is the SC60 in white with Beosystem 6000. A rare sight indeed. Serviced by Dillen and also helped me getting the stand home back in december 2008.
Did it come with this?
Nice. I notice the light over the turntable bay is along the side with the metal divider. I wasn't sure where it went and mine had screw holes to mount it in the center over the turntable. I think I might move mine to the location you have yours.
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