I'm finally getting to the cabinet of my RCA C15-3.
There was damage to the top that I thought was from water. The veneer on the left
side(viewed from the front) was gone and the surrounding veneer was lifting. The
crossbanding was also lifting in the left front corner.
I stripped the veneer and cut out the ragged crossbanding. It appears that someone
had sat a lead-acid battery on that corner of the radio at one time. The stains on the
base wood bear his out. I've since stripped the crossbanding off the entire top, so
the top is only the base wood, ~2" wide strips of ~1" board bonded together.
The contamination has gotten into the base wood on the entire left side, and left
the wood "soft". I can dig it out with a fingernail. This repair is quickly getting
beyond my expertise. Thoughts?