Proper grill cloth

OldRestorer · Post by **OldRestorer** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:23 pm

As you guys know I have this Edison A-300 but it has no grill cloth.
Can anyone guide me to a good repro?
It is tan felt so tan fabric?
Anyone have a link to a seller and piece I should use for originality...

Thanks
Kirk

marcapra · Post by **marcapra** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:18 am

Wow! Pardon me, but I didn't know what an A-300 was until I looked it up in Frow. It's an A-250 Modern Renaissance, but in Circassian Walnut. I think there were only about 125 made! I'd like to see more pics of this please! Marc.

Post by **audiophile102** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:52 am

marcapra wrote:Wow! Pardon me, but I didn't know what an A-300 was until I looked it up in Frow. It's an A-250 Modern Renaissance, but in Circassian Walnut. I think there were only about 125 made! I'd like to see more pics of this please! Marc.

I would also like to see more pictures. This one should be included in the Featured Phonographs section of the forum.

52089 · Post by **52089** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:44 pm

Grill cloths on Edison machines have a very low survival rate and remain something of a mystery. The most common remnant found appears to be a pale yellow-green silk, but on a Circassian piece, that may or may not have been correct.

OldRestorer · Post by **OldRestorer** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:14 pm

Hello all,
When I get her all put together I will take pictures and post them....
There is an open topic with the pics how I found it...

http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... =2&t=29547

Kirk

Post by **gramophone-georg** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 9:41 pm

Kirk- Did you see this?

http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... hilit=a300

If your horn is painted woodgrain like the one in this thread, I would tend to surmise that there wouldn't be any grille cloth... otherwise why doll up the horn like that?

OldRestorer · Post by **OldRestorer** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:44 pm

Hello,
That is exactly what I was chatting about on my facebook group...
It is the painted woodgrain horn but the back of the grill also has glue residue and fabric remnants from a cloth...
That could have been added at any time in the last 100 years though...

Kirk

Post by **gramophone-georg** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:03 pm

So, leave it for now and finish up with what you have. Always easy to add a cloth down the road when/ if you find out what/ if it's correct.

OldRestorer · Post by **OldRestorer** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:48 am

Horn in question...

Post by **fran604g** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:38 am

Kirk, That horn is in impressive condition! Very nice, you are incredibly fortunate.

Best,
Fran

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