Grille cloth for DAC90 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Mesa Mike · 25th Sep 2013, 2:32 pm

I picked up a very worn Bush DAC90 when I was in England earlier this year. The grille cloth is shot. Is there anyone in the UK that make a reproduction of this cloth?

-Mike

HamishBoxer · 25th Sep 2013, 8:40 pm

Welcome Mike,there is someone try searching on this forum.Believe a lady with at the time a long waiting list.

David

David G4EBT · 25th Sep 2013, 9:22 pm

The lady referred to is Corrien Maas, in the Netherlands. Here's her link:

http://www.corrienmaas.nl/Engels/hoofdframe.htm

I think she does have some standard types of cloth that might be suitable, but I believe that much of her time is spent weaving exact replicas of cloths from samples. I'm not sure that a DAC90, which is a commonplace and not very valuable radio, would warrant great expense, though it's not my radio, so its not really my place to say.

There's also Sid Chaplin in the UK whose contact information and samples of the cloths that he stocks are I think accessible on this forum under 'suppliers'.

Hope that helps a bit.

Welcome to the forum Mike - best of luck in your quest!

David.

David G4EBT · 25th Sep 2013, 10:18 pm

Further to my earlier post, here's the forum link to information about Sid Chaplin:

http://www.vintage-radio.com/trg/

David.

Mesa Mike · 26th Sep 2013, 6:18 am

Thanks for the leads. I have quite a bit of grill cloth for US sets, but nothing very similar to what is on the DAC90.

By the way. I just had a reproduction dial glass made for my DAC90 by a company here in the USA. The white paint on mine had some sort of disease and was flaking off. I sent them scans of what was left of it. The dial just arrived the other day, it is immaculate, and I would say indistinguishable from the original. So if anyone else is in the same boat, I highly recommend their services.
http://www.radiodaze.com/

Nickthedentist · 26th Sep 2013, 1:19 pm

Ben Dijkman also makes very high quality dials to order: http://www.bendijkman.nl/index.php?o...mid=53&lang=en

Talking of which, he also does a good range of grille cloths too: http://www.bendijkman.nl/index.php?o...mid=53&lang=nl

Nick

paulsherwin · 26th Sep 2013, 1:39 pm

If you have an old fashioned mom & pop haberdashery store nearby they may have something suitable. It's worth looking at clothes and curtains in thrift stores and garage sales too.

26th Sep 2013, 2:11 pm

You can get some wonderful cloths at Asian haberdashes too, there is a great one in Southall. Lycra, if you can find a bit that looks good, is super when streched a bit it never sags.

Boom · 26th Sep 2013, 6:23 pm

I have three or four DAC90s here and (without looking) I'm pretty sure some of them have different cloth but all are original.

ThePillenwerfer · 28th Sep 2013, 4:53 pm

I recovered mine with hessian, see https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ighlight=dac90

Later ones had a sort of loose-weave nylon grill which survives better.

- Joe

paulsherwin · 28th Sep 2013, 5:41 pm

If you don't mind about originality you could use expanded mesh as found in the slightly later DAC90A. You need to be careful about electrical isolation and/or grounding though.

Nickthedentist · 29th Sep 2013, 11:06 am

And also, the mesh is shaped so that it's domed, not flat. Maybe not so easy to do at home.

Nick.

dakster · 5th Oct 2013, 2:07 pm

Try Fender oxblood grille cloth & use the other side. Used on Fender amps, put "fender grille cloth" into a US ebay search. Not identical but similar.

25th Sep 2013, 2:32 pm	#1
Mesa Mike Triode Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Mesa, Arizona, USA. Posts: 15	Grille cloth for DAC90 I picked up a very worn Bush DAC90 when I was in England earlier this year. The grille cloth is shot. Is there anyone in the UK that make a reproduction of this cloth? -Mike

25th Sep 2013, 8:40 pm	#2
HamishBoxer Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: W.Butterwick, near Doncaster UK. Posts: 8,932	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 Welcome Mike,there is someone try searching on this forum.Believe a lady with at the time a long waiting list. David __________________ G8JET BVWS Archivist and Member V.M.A.R.S

25th Sep 2013, 9:22 pm	#3
David G4EBT Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 5,761	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 The lady referred to is Corrien Maas, in the Netherlands. Here's her link: http://www.corrienmaas.nl/Engels/hoofdframe.htm I think she does have some standard types of cloth that might be suitable, but I believe that much of her time is spent weaving exact replicas of cloths from samples. I'm not sure that a DAC90, which is a commonplace and not very valuable radio, would warrant great expense, though it's not my radio, so its not really my place to say. There's also Sid Chaplin in the UK whose contact information and samples of the cloths that he stocks are I think accessible on this forum under 'suppliers'. Hope that helps a bit. Welcome to the forum Mike - best of luck in your quest! David.

25th Sep 2013, 10:18 pm	#4
David G4EBT Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 5,761	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 Further to my earlier post, here's the forum link to information about Sid Chaplin: http://www.vintage-radio.com/trg/ David.

26th Sep 2013, 6:18 am	#5
Mesa Mike Triode Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Mesa, Arizona, USA. Posts: 15	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 Thanks for the leads. I have quite a bit of grill cloth for US sets, but nothing very similar to what is on the DAC90. By the way. I just had a reproduction dial glass made for my DAC90 by a company here in the USA. The white paint on mine had some sort of disease and was flaking off. I sent them scans of what was left of it. The dial just arrived the other day, it is immaculate, and I would say indistinguishable from the original. So if anyone else is in the same boat, I highly recommend their services. http://www.radiodaze.com/

26th Sep 2013, 1:19 pm	#6
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,846	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 Ben Dijkman also makes very high quality dials to order: http://www.bendijkman.nl/index.php?o...mid=53&lang=en Talking of which, he also does a good range of grille cloths too: http://www.bendijkman.nl/index.php?o...mid=53&lang=nl Nick

26th Sep 2013, 1:39 pm	#7
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,944	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 If you have an old fashioned mom & pop haberdashery store nearby they may have something suitable. It's worth looking at clothes and curtains in thrift stores and garage sales too.

26th Sep 2013, 2:11 pm	#8
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 You can get some wonderful cloths at Asian haberdashes too, there is a great one in Southall. Lycra, if you can find a bit that looks good, is super when streched a bit it never sags.

26th Sep 2013, 6:23 pm	#9
Boom Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 2,451	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 I have three or four DAC90s here and (without looking) I'm pretty sure some of them have different cloth but all are original.

28th Sep 2013, 4:53 pm	#10
ThePillenwerfer Octode Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,453	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 I recovered mine with hessian, see https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ighlight=dac90 Later ones had a sort of loose-weave nylon grill which survives better. - Joe __________________ "Experts are only good at one thing: explaining why something will not work!"

28th Sep 2013, 5:41 pm	#11
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,944	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 If you don't mind about originality you could use expanded mesh as found in the slightly later DAC90A. You need to be careful about electrical isolation and/or grounding though.

29th Sep 2013, 11:06 am	#12
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,846	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 And also, the mesh is shaped so that it's domed, not flat. Maybe not so easy to do at home. Nick.

5th Oct 2013, 2:07 pm	#13
dakster Tetrode Join Date: May 2005 Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK. Posts: 78	Re: Grille cloth for DAC90 Try Fender oxblood grille cloth & use the other side. Used on Fender amps, put "fender grille cloth" into a US ebay search. Not identical but similar.