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Post by klinkmi on Dec 9, 2008 23:33:01 GMT -5
Does anyone have a source for Edison transfer decals? I have seen the the plastic water transfers and they really don't come close to the originals and don't look good on an hand rubbed Shellac Finish. Were they originally done as a stencil?
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Post by martin1 on Dec 9, 2008 23:59:30 GMT -5
Hi!
Edison originally used a varnish transfer process that had almost no thickness to it. The process is more or less described in the Reiss book. (Rather like a silk-screen process with a few more steps.) While I have seen new varnish transfer decals available, the ones I've seen don't have a real convincing look to them. (I'm referring specifically to a Edison Standard Banner transfer.) Usually, the decal makers have artwork that is not that great. (Thick lines, badly re-drawn, etc.) Gregg Cline makes the best I've seen, his artwork is very good. His are the more modern water-slide variety. To look convincing they need to be over-coated with shellac. (He has very good instructions.) His email is: zonophone"at"woh.rr.com
Good luck!
Martin
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Post by maroongem on Dec 10, 2008 1:25:20 GMT -5
I second Martin's opinion on Gregg's decals. If you use a decal setting solution obtainable at a hobby shop and apply it to one of Gregg's, you will not be able to tell that it is a water slide decal.
Bill
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Post by klinkmi on Dec 10, 2008 20:37:34 GMT -5
Thanks for the info!
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Post by Edison Restorer 64 on Dec 19, 2008 16:14:34 GMT -5
I have used this guy from ebay an exact rep of the orginal John Harazin 2719 16th ave east Saint. Paul Mn. 55109 Website www.MyOldPhonograph.com |
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Post by maroongem on Dec 20, 2008 1:32:05 GMT -5
I clicked his links and they appear to be dead.
Bill
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Post by MordEth on Jan 4, 2009 16:17:12 GMT -5
I clicked his links and they appear to be dead. Actually, it appears that not only did he not link them properly, he failed to upload them. While they would work on his computer, it would not work on anyone else’s. The problem is that he has this as a link: file://localhost/Phonographs/Info.htmlThe ‘ file://’ link handler is used for content local to your computer, and so, it will not work outside of your computer. ‘ localhost’ is a networking term for the machine on which you are currently working. I tried applying the ‘ Phonographs/Info.html’ from his broken link to the end of his web address, but it returned a 404 (Page not found) error, so he failed to upload it. Perhaps I’ll send him an e-mail to point it out, but I have a ton of other things, so if someone wants to send an e-mail to MyOldPhonograph@gmail.com and have him check this thread, please go ahead. I doubt I will get to it anytime soon—I have more pressing things I need to do. Your friendly internet daemon, Mord Eth |
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