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Pathé - need help or advice.
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briankeith
- Victor IV
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Re: Pathé - need help or advice.
Yes, BUT if you are in need of a perfect new replacement wood phonograph grille use Gramps, he is GREAT!! http://grampstreasures.com/product_page ... grills.htm
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FloridaClay
- Victor VI
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Re: Pathé - need help or advice.
Yes, I agree. Got an Amberola 50 grille from him.briankeith wrote:Yes, BUT if you are in need of a perfect new replacement wood phonograph grille use Gramps, he is GREAT!! http://grampstreasures.com/product_page ... grills.htm
What I did to get the color right on that one was to take a good picture of the top of the lid in natural daylight (no flash) and print that out. Took the picture to Home Depot and got the closest match I could find on the color chart for Minwax Wood Finish and applied that after using Minwax Water Based Pre-Stain. Color was dead on.
Clay
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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briankeith
- Victor IV
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- Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:27 am
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Re: Pathé - need help or advice.
Yes Gramps is the best. I always keep around 12-15 small cans of MinWax stains in my workshop, expecially Jacobean. Then I just act like a painter and mix, test, etc. until I get a perfect match. The Jacobean darkens any finish or new stain as to match the old 100 year old darkening the wood usually gets. (especially old Oak cabinets) I personally try never ever ever to refinish a cabinet as I like the way things grow old, unless the cabinet is a total wreck. I just spotted a near perfect Victor VV-IV at a local flea market that someone sloshed a thick layer of Polyurathane all over to make it look nice and shiney. Plus it had bright red turntable felt to boot. Just a crime in my book, a total crime.