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Edisone wrote:Wrong side of the Continent for me, but $400 or so for this oak beauty is none too much. No more Mahogany for me, unless it's free or a small cylinder machine.

(Cliff- didn't make this available to us, before Ebay? )

I was going to post the eBay auction to the forum this morning but "audiophile102" beat me to it.

Cliff

CDBPDX wrote:

De Soto Frank wrote:Cliff -

Were there any traces of grille-cloth left on the back-side of the grille ?

If so, what color ?


Frank

There was a tacky red cloth tacked onto the back of the grill, no trace of any other. I have some golden bronze silk for grill cloth, should make a good match to the oak finish. I'll post pictures when the glue dries. Cliff

Thanks Cliff... I found a few threads of medium green chintz here and there in the back-side of the grille of my oak C-19, embedded in what looks like shellac or hide-glue. My mahogany C-19 has a gold silk cloth with a slight sheen...

Very nice machine you're offering !

JerryVan wrote:

audiophile102 wrote:Mighty good looking C-19 even if it is too expensive.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beautiful-Oak-E ... SwfZ1WZmyP

Not really too expensive for a nice example, and this seems to be one. (Would be nice if it had grill cloth however.)

I added a grill cloth. A definite improvement. Cliff

I regret suggesting that your fine c-19 was priced too high. I paid considerably less for my A250, but apparently I underestimated the great deal I was given. Good luck with the sale. At least everyone agrees with me that it's a beauty.

CDBPDX wrote:

JerryVan wrote:

audiophile102 wrote:Mighty good looking C-19 even if it is too expensive.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beautiful-Oak-E ... SwfZ1WZmyP

Not really too expensive for a nice example, and this seems to be one. (Would be nice if it had grill cloth however.)

I added a grill cloth. A definite improvement. Cliff

Looks superb now!

Bill

It is stunning.
John

audiophile102 wrote:I regret suggesting that your fine c-19 was priced too high. I paid considerably less for my A250, but apparently I underestimated the great deal I was given. Good luck with the sale. At least everyone agrees with me that it's a beauty.

I like your suggestion about the grill cloth. It worked. Cliff

I have a nice C-19 in oak that is all original. The grille cloth on mine is green.

Jerry Watson

Thanks for your reply Jerry!

Would you mine posting a picture of your grille and cloth, if you have a chance ?



Frank