To restore or not?

After several weeks of living with the tatty but working gramophone I was in two minds as to wether or not I should restore it or keep it original and tatty. I'd already tried cleaning it up a bit while the motor was out. The chrome had come up quite nicely but the burgundy covering on the deck was worn and dirty. The rexine on the case was beyond repair. I could glue it down on the corners but it would always look tatty. With my previous experience of re-upholstering being limited to wrapping Christmas presents it was a daunting task ahead. I decided to bite the bullet. If it went wrong I would pay someone to do the job properly.......

After a few glasses of wine the rexine covering came off very easily. No going back now!