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New cords for the Continental

Started by finlover, February 21, 2010, 12:31:24 PM

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finlover

My '55 Continental came with black rubber cords, which I think were the originals because of their '55 dates.  But they really didn't do the phone justice aesthetically, so I ordered red cloth ones from Old Phone Works.  In the meantime, that clever Dennis Markham pointed out that my Continental wasn't the usual Pekin Red, but the darker, redder Cherry Red.  When my cords arrived the color wasn't even close, so I got out my trusty Rit dye and went to work.  After several tries with combinations of red, yellow and black I'm happy with the results.

JorgeAmely

Very nice finlover. Now you need a matching ringer box.
Jorge

Dennis Markham

Very elegant, Greg!  Nice job on a beautiful phone.

Jester

WOW!!!!  That is a great look, Greg.
Stephen

Doug Rose

WOW!!! You should be very pleased. Beautiful match....Doug
Kidphone

McHeath

Geepers!  You dyed those cords matching the color by hand??

Amazing!  They look great. 

Dan/Panther

Darn !!! There goes my cords for my Peking Red 302.
D/P

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Dan/Panther

Greg;
They look absolutely fabulous.
How did you test the color, on the ends ?
D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

finlover

Thanks, D/P!

No, I just kind of went for it--cautiously.  I submerged each cord for around a minute at a time and checked the color.  The thing is you can't really tell how it will turn out until it dries completely.  It took a few tries before they were dark enough. 

At first I thought I might be able to get away with using only Rit Scarlet, but Cherry Red really does have quite a bit of yellow in it, and the black toned down the brightness a bit.  Thanks to everyone for your compliments!   :)

Craig T

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I have been sitting here staring at it for the last 6 hours, I just snapped out of it.
Man, that has gotta be my favorite finish yet. Just bright and shiny red.

Do you have any wallet sized photos I can get?  :)

Greg G.

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finlover

Quote from: Craig T on February 22, 2010, 12:24:34 AM

Do you have any wallet sized photos I can get?  :)

Sure, Craig,
Here you go! ;D

AET

- Tom

JorgeAmely

finlover:

When does the bidding start?
Jorge

Dan/Panther

Did they make one like that with the Tenite handset ?
D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson