Velvet tolex

[sergio]

Hello everyone, does anyone know where to find the velvet tolex ?

Thanks

Sergio

[Noel Grassy]

Sergio, As velvety as that stuff may appear it is actually suede leather as in Cow hide. At least here in the US it's getting
very difficult to obtain the large pieces needed for an amp head.
To clarify, large pieces with a uniform texture. They closed the last leather mill in Santa Cruz a decade ago to put up condos.

Italy may be an altogether different story as I notice you folks
can get just about anything in a gorgeous leather covering.

The leather covering is another Dumble signature I believe.

Noel Grassy.

[Pete]

There is some talk about it here https://tubeamparchive.com/viewtopic.php?t=10479 as well as some reference to a source or two.

Hello everyone, does anyone know where to find the velvet tolex ?

Thanks

Sergio

[paulster]

It could well have been alcantara rather than genuine suede, which is a synthetic and very hard-wearing suede.

It's often used in cars for the central panels on sports seats where you want a lot of grip and wear-resistance to last for years, so it would be ideal for a covering like this.

[sergio]

thanks for your help

Sergio

[llemtt]

ciao Sergio

consider also to use Alcantara instead! it should look good and available in large cuts

teo

[sergio]

Ciao Teo , thanks also for your advice!

Sergio

[ToneMerc]

Sergio,

I've gotten suede from Italy via eBay, the pieces are typically smaller and it took 3 pieces to get enough to do an amp.

[phsyconoodler]

Check out the blue suede amp on my website.

www.claramps.com

I get the suede from a place called Tandy Leather in Calgary.It's not cheap.

[pamaz67]

It's quite easy to get the suede over here in Italy, but it ain't easy to pay for it.
easily you can spend some 100 euros just for an head, and something around 250 euros for a 2x12.
Alcantara is nice but here goes for roughly the same price as leather, if not more.
I can get different types of natural leather to cover my amps, also connelly leather as Ferrari interiors, but it's a very costly option , and really delicate too.
Paolo

[phsyconoodler]

Nice amps Paolo!

Too bad I can't read Italian.Nice website too.

Well done!

[pamaz67]

Thanks Phsyconoodler!
on the website you should find also the english version.
My translations will be not the best, but as we are used to say over here, something is better than nothing!

Ciao

Paolo

[M Fowler]

Paolo,

Nice looking line-up of amps on your site.

Mark

[pamaz67]

thanks Mark .
i hope I'll be able to post some pictures of my new amps in a month or something like that.
I would like to point out thet in no way I'm trying to replicate perfectly some famous sounds, but Let's say that I'm trying to do my best to get the result that my customers desire. And this is quite funny as Not a single amp is similar to the other.
I can't say it's a routine job.!

As a curiosity, my great friend and customer Lello Panico, has released a CD in which Robben appears as Special guest, and it's fun to hear the amp you made, side by side with the most famos D sound around.
Definitely different sounds, but both really nice IMHO.

Paolo

[M Fowler]

it's fun to hear the amp you made, side by side with the most famos D sound around

Yes that would quite a thrill I must say, congrats.

Mark