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Re: Pathé - need help or advice.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:18 pm
by briankeith
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
Re: Pathé - need help or advice.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:29 pm
by FloridaClay
Yes, I agree. Got an Amberola 50 grille from him.
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
Re: Pathé - need help or advice.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:04 pm
by briankeith
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.