Victor machines: when to use green or tan coloured felt?

[Torjazzer]

Thanks for all your inputs.
I have to say that the subject still confuses me. I have a vv-50 from 1924. When I purchased it some twenty-five years ago, it had been in storage for many decades, having not seen daylight. The turntable felt was most definitely tan: no hint of green whatsoever. Sadly, someone offered to restore it for me and replaced the original tan felt with green, stating "It just looks better". I was quite upset. I have much older machines which have original felts that are green so I don't think that there was a date of change-over. I think that the choice of whether to use green or tan was one of design. The reason I posted the topic originally was that I have recently seen a Credenza for sale. The seller claimed that the machine was "fully restored" but (among other issues) he had opted to use green felt. To me, that's a glaring failure. I have a 1926 Credenza and all examples I have seen have tan felts.

[52089]

Thanks for all your inputs.
I have to say that the subject still confuses me. I have a vv-50 from 1924. When I purchased it some twenty-five years ago, it had been in storage for many decades, having not seen daylight. The turntable felt was most definitely tan: no hint of green whatsoever. Sadly, someone offered to restore it for me and replaced the original tan felt with green, stating "It just looks better". I was quite upset. I have much older machines which have original felts that are green so I don't think that there was a date of change-over. I think that the choice of whether to use green or tan was one of design. The reason I posted the topic originally was that I have recently seen a Credenza for sale. The seller claimed that the machine was "fully restored" but (among other issues) he had opted to use green felt. To me, that's a glaring failure. I have a 1926 Credenza and all examples I have seen have tan felts.

My earlier VV-50 has green felt, but my later one has burnt orange felt. I wouldn't call it tan, but that could be my eyes.

[Torjazzer]

Thanks for all your inputs.
I have to say that the subject still confuses me. I have a vv-50 from 1924. When I purchased it some twenty-five years ago, it had been in storage for many decades, having not seen daylight. The turntable felt was most definitely tan: no hint of green whatsoever. Sadly, someone offered to restore it for me and replaced the original tan felt with green, stating "It just looks better". I was quite upset. I have much older machines which have original felts that are green so I don't think that there was a date of change-over. I think that the choice of whether to use green or tan was one of design. The reason I posted the topic originally was that I have recently seen a Credenza for sale. The seller claimed that the machine was "fully restored" but (among other issues) he had opted to use green felt. To me, that's a glaring failure. I have a 1926 Credenza and all examples I have seen have tan felts.

My earlier VV-50 has green felt, but my later one has burnt orange felt. I wouldn't call it tan, but that could be my eyes.

Interesting. Thank you.

[AZ*]

My earlier VV-50 has green felt, but my later one has burnt orange felt. I wouldn't call it tan, but that could be my eyes.

This is the color of the felt on all my later Victor machines that are not green. It's orange, not tan.

[Torjazzer]

Hmm. My 1926 Credenza. Tan.