Mechanical Memories Magazine

of the cabinet was 'crumbly.' Now, I love crumbly when it's a digestive biscuit but
not when it' s my pride and joy allwin! I did consider replacing the wood but there ' s
something not quite right when a classic piece of history is rebuilt using modern
wood. Maybe it's just me but I recently saw an Elevenses for sale that looked beautiful
but had its entire cabinet remade from new wood. I just felt that the character of the
old Bryan's machine was lost. I like to feel the original wood that left the workshop all
those years ago, and has sat in several amusement arcades, touched and played by
thousands .. . well, you know what I mean. So to cut a long story short I decided I'd try
and save the top panel.
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