Platter felts

[Mormon S]

I ordered this felt from One of The Flock, the "moss" color, but the color is way too light for the victor platters I have. It seems to be the right color for my talk-o-phone one. Does anyone have a good suggestion for an accurate dark green felt? I like this felt because it doesnt have those synthetic reflective fibers

Thanks
Martin

[mick_vt]

I like the tone of the one I bought from Walt Summers at Gettysburg via ebay (cyber_tigger)

[jsimmons0331]

Take a look at Weir Crafts: https://www.weircrafts.com/wool-felt/100-wool-felt.html

I used their Merin0 Wool in the Fern color. This is how it turned out.

[jukejunkie]

I only use Wier Craft Merino wool felt. Their Victrola Orthophonic color is good too. A corresponding size dinner plate and a rotary cutter or single edge razor blade make the job easy.

Kurt

[VanEpsFan1914]

Nice work and nice felts.

Let's not forget, though, that the platter felts on early Victor products tend to be very dark "Emerald Green." I have an original green felt still stuck to my Vic III and it's a very nice dark green--not seen often, especially as it is usually covered up by a record!

That Talkophone felt is the same color as the stuff on my Oxford BZ hornless talking-machine.

[Valecnik]

Your choice of course but I'd just leave those original felts. I would not replace them. Another option is to get the pre-cut ones offered by eBAY by Walt Sommers and just lay them over the original felts.

[audiophile102]

Here's a link to Walt's ebay page. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Victor-Phonogr ... k:164:pf:0