Hello, I am working on an Edison Home phonograph. I was reading a restoration thread that mentions
Mica Monster technique for restoring the pin striping. can anyone elaborate on this or point me towards more information on the technique?
Also, where can I find Nigerosene? As I read this can be combined with shellac and used for touchup.
Appreciate the help!
Chase
The posting I found this information is as follows:
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... nt#p136232
pinstriping technique and Nigrosene availability
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Re: pinstriping technique and Nigrosene availability
Hi white84monte!
Welcome to the TMF. There's lots of good stuff here to poke around and find in our old threads.
I spotted the re-lining technique on Wyatt's (Mica Monster's) website. It has all sorts of cool restoration stuff. The technique is labor intensive and requires a steady hand, good light, and a magnifier like the doctor uses: an Optivisor. I freely modified his technique and cheated like crazy. Here's a link to the specific article:
http://www.lagparty.org/~wyatt/standardtrademark.html
And here is the home page (with lots more very cool stuff):
http://www.lagparty.org/~wyatt/phonoguy.html
As far as nigrosine goes, I had some I bought through the Antique Phonograph Supply Company. I don't know if they still carry it or how active the business currently is, but it's worth contacting them:
http://www.antiquephono.com/
You can also find it from industrial suppliers by doing a Google search. It's a deep, deep blue-black aniline powder dye. It is different than the black aniline that many woodworking sites offer. Their black is a much more neutral black. It might work in a pinch.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Martin
Welcome to the TMF. There's lots of good stuff here to poke around and find in our old threads.
I spotted the re-lining technique on Wyatt's (Mica Monster's) website. It has all sorts of cool restoration stuff. The technique is labor intensive and requires a steady hand, good light, and a magnifier like the doctor uses: an Optivisor. I freely modified his technique and cheated like crazy. Here's a link to the specific article:
http://www.lagparty.org/~wyatt/standardtrademark.html
And here is the home page (with lots more very cool stuff):
http://www.lagparty.org/~wyatt/phonoguy.html
As far as nigrosine goes, I had some I bought through the Antique Phonograph Supply Company. I don't know if they still carry it or how active the business currently is, but it's worth contacting them:
http://www.antiquephono.com/
You can also find it from industrial suppliers by doing a Google search. It's a deep, deep blue-black aniline powder dye. It is different than the black aniline that many woodworking sites offer. Their black is a much more neutral black. It might work in a pinch.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Martin
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Re: pinstriping technique and Nigrosene availability
Start here;
http://www.amazon.com/J-E-Mosers-Finish ... =nigrosene
Wrong color probably but at least you've got a manufacturer's name.
http://www.amazon.com/J-E-Mosers-Finish ... =nigrosene
Wrong color probably but at least you've got a manufacturer's name.
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Re: pinstriping technique and Nigrosene availability
Thanks for the reply Martin.
I got in touch with the folks at antiquephono.com and they are sending me some nigrosine.
I am going to keep looking over my options on the striping. its not all gone on my machine but a lot of it is.
I got in touch with the folks at antiquephono.com and they are sending me some nigrosine.
I am going to keep looking over my options on the striping. its not all gone on my machine but a lot of it is.