WANTED: Edison Diamond Disk Gold Turntable

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WANTED: Edison Diamond Disk Gold Turntable

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Looking for an Edison gold turntable with the original orange / tan felt to fit an early oak A-200.

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The proper color felt for an oak DD of that period would be either light brown (for 'golden oak') or dark brown (for 'dark oak').

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Any idea where the light brown felt may be available for the golden oak? Sitko does not carry that color.

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Lucius1958 (Bill),
What color turntable and grill covers would be appropriate for an Oak C 19 or a Mahogany C 250?
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According to Frow, Edison standardized green felt for the C series turntables in 1915; but burnt orange felt shows up in some machines from the '20s. It depends how late your C19 is.

As for grille cloth: generally oak cases used a brownish-gold, while mahogany cases used a greenish-gold (although some mahogany cases may have used a sort of rose color). If you look very carefully at the inside of a grille, you can sometimes see traces of the original cloth, and work from there.

BTW, you might try checking around fabric stores for wool felt: you may find a shade that looks acceptable.

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Thanks Bill,
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Thank you Fran.
That's great information.
John

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You're welcome John, and I apologize to the OP for pirating his post. It was unintentional, maybe I should have started my own post. When I started writing it this morning, I didn't realize how long-winded it was going to end up being. :shock: :oops:

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