Need black crocodile tolex for Selmer

[gktamps]

Howdy,
I have a buddy looking to recover his Selmer Truvoice. Does anyone have a lead on correct or close black crocodile tolex? CE/AES only has green. I know the stuff is made here in the US, but 10 minutes with Google only gave me 1 out of stock supplier here, and 2 in the UK. I don't want to pay to have the stuff shipped back and forth across the Atlantic.
Thank you,
Greg

[Phil_S]

Any of these?
http://www.mojotone.com/tolex-tweed-color-black

Your picture doesn't show what you are looking for. It is a good shot of the grill cloth. Show us the side or the top -- a close up.

A good place to look is an automobile upholstery shop.

[gktamps]

Phil,
Yes, I know, but it's the only shot my friend supplied. He said it's black crocodile, so should be similar to what AES carries in green:
http://www.tubesandmore.com/products/S-G464
Looks like MOJO doesn't carry the croc at all.
Thanks,
Greg

[chief mushroom cloud]

did you check these guys?
http://www.garysupholstery.com/Relcrocvinyl.html

[old tube]

Would have looked like this originally ... grey croc tolex.

[chief mushroom cloud]

I looked into the silver croc thing a few years ago, incl calling mfrs. They will make a 'silver/black croc'. But you have to commit to buying an entire roll of a thousand yards...and at the time..it was something like $4-5k (that's w/ the NRE coloring) and they would not guarantee the color matching. Given recent inflation...it's prob more by now.
I wasn't prepared to lay out that kind of dough in overhead, that would take YEARS to recoup. Maybe someone can convince Mojotone to commit....

[LeftyStrat]

I saw some tan croc vinyl when I was picking up something else from these guys:


http://www.keystonbros.com/


Not sure what other colors they have.

[Bob S]

Watch out Miles - sounds like they're after Alexander...

It does look cool though.

[LeftyStrat]

Watch out Miles - sounds like they're after Alexander...

It does look cool though.

Didn't you hear:

https://tubeamparchive.com/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

[Reeltarded]

Haha I can get gator all day. No croc... err crock.

[chief mushroom cloud]

yes, but can you get the elusive 'silver gator'....

[gktamps]

Thank you all for the info and leads - much obliged!
Greg

[amplifiednation]

I've got a huge swatch of animal prints in my shop. I'll have to take a look, it I know there is a ton of alligator in there. I won't be back in there until Monday afternoon. Some of it is pricey though!

[gktamps]

Thank you, Taylor. Please hold off - just learned my buddy is giving the amp to his friend in the UK, who will source the material locally. He wanted to re-cover it first, but decided it was more work than he wanted to put into the gift.

[Baxtercat]

Speaking of animals, I just refurbed this Peavey w/ hide scraps from a blue boa and a patent-leather red crocodile [clash of the reptiles].
Owner gave me the original carcass, chewed and shredded by his dog over the years. Couple new PI caps, some tubes, new back panels, and knobs, and now I have another so-so amp to play! At least I'm only out the money for the handle.
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