Edison Opera Bedplate Color

[brianu]

I just saw this machine for sale online, and I haven't seen many in oak, so I was curious whether this is how the bedplate color/enamel/paint should look. might anyone have one with a totally original bedplate and a photo that could be posted?

[Valecnik]

Pictures are hard to compare because of different lighting and so on. Your photos look like a good match but a bit lighter than my Amberola 1B and definitely lighter than my III, (both oak). Pictured below is the 1B.

[Valecnik]

second pic

[JerryVan]

Looks correct to my eye.

[brianu]

Thanks for the quick responses. This is fully disclosed as redone, by the way, by a known reputable seller, I was just curious because I couldn't remember seeing an original one on an oak opera before.

[Valecnik]

Thanks for the quick responses. This is fully disclosed as redone, by the way, by a known reputable seller, I was just curious because I couldn't remember seeing an original one on an oak opera before.

I agree that it's well done. I'm sure the originals can always be a bit different shading for a variety of factors.

[marcapra]

I have seen an original oak Opera bedplate and I own an oak Opera where the bedplate was redone. I had to have my bedplate redone or keep a bad amateurish paint job. But mine came out so well and it is as close to original as I think you could get. Marc.

[brianu]

nice... and to my eye that looks a bit darker and closer to what I was expecting to see, which is why I asked about the other machine in the photos I posted.