Remains of old grill cloth

[msk]

I took the grills out of my London Console and discovered some remnants of a copperish and black color clothl Has anyone ever seen this color in a DD? From what I've heard, the cloth was most often tan or dull greenish gold. I don't want to go through the pains of trying to replicate this if it's not original.

[larryh]

I think the remnants your finding sound like possibly the originals. If you look in the Edison Disc Phonograph book the same machines came with light and dark grills. I think I have seen that copper and black sort of effect on some in the past, but it could be a replacement down though the years.. if it looks really thin and fragile it is probably the original. Most people when choosing a replacement put in too heavy a material which cuts down on the amount of sound that gets though.