04-19-2008, 11:32 PM
This might seem too absurd to be true but a while back, on a differnt forum, I inquired about aging a new ribbon. One guy told me to put the ribbon in my shoe and wear it to work for a day. I did. The results weren't totally what I wanted but the wear was there.
If you've got a lenght or two of new (or repro) DoS ribbon maybe trying a slight bleaching to tone down the bright colors and then a bath in water and dirt to give it some grubbiness.
Or just wait until you find a hammered DoS that's been remounted on a cheap aluminum suspension (I've got a DoBudapest like that), use that hammered ribbon on the bar, and put the new ribbon on the new single suspension DoS.
There's an outside chance that I could find such a "hammered" DoS if ya want me to look.
Then again there's the majority who'd say that we'd be messing with history by fooling around with stuff like this.
If you've got a lenght or two of new (or repro) DoS ribbon maybe trying a slight bleaching to tone down the bright colors and then a bath in water and dirt to give it some grubbiness.
Or just wait until you find a hammered DoS that's been remounted on a cheap aluminum suspension (I've got a DoBudapest like that), use that hammered ribbon on the bar, and put the new ribbon on the new single suspension DoS.
There's an outside chance that I could find such a "hammered" DoS if ya want me to look.
Then again there's the majority who'd say that we'd be messing with history by fooling around with stuff like this.
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
