I found the top piece to that buffet. Like the rest of the piece it was machine made out of scraps. Mostly good woods. The back of it is a usable 9 1/8 x 41 3/4 x 3/4 of mahogany. SWEET! It also has a large slab across the top of maple. 2 1/2 x 43 1/8 x 1 1/4. I'm hoping the 5 or 6 niles in it are the only things holding it together. I haven't come across any glue yet when doing repairs to the buffet itself so I'm hopeful this will come apart easily.

One note for anyone who's concerned. I grew up around antiques.I have antiques. My parents had antique dealers and fellow collectors as friends. I know the difference between a real antique and just an old piece. This buffet was machine made and mass produced out of scrap woods. It's poorly made. Mostly nailed together. The Walmart furniture of it's day. Even if it's day was in the 30's. This type of furniture was mass produced and sold to folks who couldn't afford good stuff. Even if this particular piece of furniture was in pristine condition when I got it it still would not be worth much if anything at all. Unless it's damaged beyond repair or you absolutely know it's junk don't modify or cut apart old stuff.

I get more tuners coming. Put some bids on Ebay and ended up with more than I thought I would. Oops LOL I really didn't think my low bids would hold. The last of the auctions closed today with other folks getting what they needed. Totally cool. Now to find something to do with 24 tuners....