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I went round and round trying to figure out how to duplicate the original finish in my '59. The original was a semi-opaque orange lacquer that pretty much obscured the grain.
I used Formby's Refinisher to remove all the lacquer, then a light stain, then polyurethane. Turns out the wood was mahogany.
Below is the original panel color (far left) and some of my abandoned attempts to duplicate it on a birch panel.
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