11-15-2012, 02:43 AM
We all know about the grill cloth shortage, and I thank you for your links to what little seems to remain.
How consistant was Philco in using the same cloth in each example of a particular year?
I have looked carefully at the pictures of the 1940-1941 (40-295 and 41-296) model years, and both depict what I am calling a 'wall of bricks' pattern cloth.
My 41-296X however, seems to have the same cloth pattern as the 41-90CB in the Philco gallery, a gold thread with horizontal oxblood (?) or brown yarn striping.
Was that a later repair job, or was it likely to have come from the factory that way?
Is any pattern of 1940-1941 cloth okay -if I can find it?
This guy:
http://www.radio-workshop.co.uk/grille-cloth.shtml
seems to have a source that matches the photos I called 'wall of bricks' in your gallery, but; A) His site says he will not outright sell fabric, but is only willing to install it himself, and he's in the UK.
B) (Just between us...) I just did not care for the workmanship in the pictures on his site.
I am going to try and clean out the water stains, blood (?) stains and repair the cat damage
but I'm not optimistic.
If I cannot find cloth from 1940-1941, I have been considering a vintage oxblood repro for Fender Amps, figuring that if it has to be replaced, use vintage cloth from the tube era.
or
Get some gold loose weave 'craft store special' fabric and weave a burgundy yarn through it to try my best to fake it.
Which would you guys do?
Thanks.
Oh, if I cant fix the damages or stains and opt for replacement, I assume you guys will want the cloth to cut up for smaller projects?
How consistant was Philco in using the same cloth in each example of a particular year?
I have looked carefully at the pictures of the 1940-1941 (40-295 and 41-296) model years, and both depict what I am calling a 'wall of bricks' pattern cloth.
My 41-296X however, seems to have the same cloth pattern as the 41-90CB in the Philco gallery, a gold thread with horizontal oxblood (?) or brown yarn striping.
Was that a later repair job, or was it likely to have come from the factory that way?
Is any pattern of 1940-1941 cloth okay -if I can find it?
This guy:
http://www.radio-workshop.co.uk/grille-cloth.shtml
seems to have a source that matches the photos I called 'wall of bricks' in your gallery, but; A) His site says he will not outright sell fabric, but is only willing to install it himself, and he's in the UK.
B) (Just between us...) I just did not care for the workmanship in the pictures on his site.
I am going to try and clean out the water stains, blood (?) stains and repair the cat damage
but I'm not optimistic.If I cannot find cloth from 1940-1941, I have been considering a vintage oxblood repro for Fender Amps, figuring that if it has to be replaced, use vintage cloth from the tube era.
or
Get some gold loose weave 'craft store special' fabric and weave a burgundy yarn through it to try my best to fake it.
Which would you guys do?
Thanks.
Oh, if I cant fix the damages or stains and opt for replacement, I assume you guys will want the cloth to cut up for smaller projects?
