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Re: windscreen material

Subject: Re: windscreen material
From: "Rob Danielson" danielson_audio
Date: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:47 am ((PDT))
Hector:
http://www.montereymills.com only sells it in 15
yard minimum rolls at about $10USD/yard. As I
recall, John found his at a local fabric store.
I did too. Some fabric stores are more likely to
have it in stock just before Halloween. I'd check
your local stores first. Rob D.

At 1:25 AM -0400 7/28/08, Hector Centeno wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Is this something that they would sell to anyone? Is it just about
>emailing them to request it? I can't see any option in their website
>to buy the raw fur.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Hector
>
>On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:06 PM,
><<naturelist%40sonorouslocus.co.uk>>=

>wrote:
>>  I bought a load of windsheild fur from rycote at a very good price (
>>  somewhere near =A31-15 per square of 1.5mx1m )
>>  They also sell the undercover material slightly cheaper.
>>
>>  Kim Cascone wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  I purchased a couple of yards of faux fur in 2006 from list member
>>>  John Hartog
>>>  here is a picture of the material from his site:
>>>
>>><http://www.rockscallop.org/fauxfur/MM_tan-shag.jpg>http://www.rockscall=
op.org/fauxfur/MM_tan-shag.jpg
>>>
>>><<http://www.rockscallop.org/fauxfur/MM_tan-shag.jpg>http://www.rockscal=
lop.org/fauxfur/MM_tan-shag.jpg>
>>>
>>>  my wife (who has goddess-like seamstress skills) and I studied and
>>>  reversed engineered a Rycoat shaggydog
>>>  complete with side zippers and a nylon taffeta liner
>>>  what I ended up was a windscreen that covers my 30cm Cavision
>>>  windshield perfectly
>>>
>>>  I think making a shaggydog for the LS-10 would be even easier given
>>>  its shape and size
>>>  certainly no more difficult (and less gruesome) than hacking a
>>>  squirrel toy ;)
>>>
>>>  I still have a lot of the faux fur left
>>>  I'd be willing to sell pieces of what I have
>>>  contact me off list if you're interested
>>>
>>>  here is John's post from 2006:
>>>  > Today I bought a yard of tan colored Monterey Mills
>>>  > shag at a local
>>>  > store. I don't see the same one on their website
>>>  > but the closest one
>>>  > is the Red Fox Shag.
>>>  >
>>>  >
>  >>
><http://www.montereymills.com/Catalog_i1106390.html?catId=3D58710>http://w=
ww.montereymills.com/Catalog_i1106390.html?catId=3D58710
>>>
>>><<http://www.montereymills.com/Catalog_i1106390.html?catId=3D58710>http:=
//www.montereymills.com/Catalog_i1106390.html?catId=3D58710>
>>>  >
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>


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