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How does that compare to Bone or Silvermist?
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M.C. Gannon Hat Company
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PDXHAT
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That's a beauty. I got mine yesterday, in silverbelly. I wanted 50s dimensions, a Trumanesque look.
Woodtroll
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Very nice hat, congratulations!
jonbuilder
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Does Mike do hat renovations clean re-blocking?
That's a good question. Best I can tell, he's a one man operation with a 2 to 3 month backlog so my guess is that wouldn't leave him much time for those services, unless the hat was made by him for one of his customers.
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I suspect you are right as I have never seen him post any pics of repairs/restorations.
Bill Hughes
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I had one of his hats (in the old dye back cherry) I bought from a former member here. Since Mike made it, I wanted him to resize it to fit me. He said he wouldn't attempt such work. I sent it to Art Fawcett to get done.
I’m sure Art put a perfect fit on it for you. What are your thoughts on the overall quality of the hat?
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He’s done a few for me, but he also made a point of telling me he only does it for his established customers. He did a great job on a couple of velour Borsalinos I sent him a couple years ago.
Short Balding Guy
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Jack; I will make time to put hats of the sahara, bone, silverbelly and silvermist together this week.
In the meantime here is an old pic of some of the VS hats that I have. Top is dove, silvermist, dove. Bottom is moss green, sahara and bluemist.
Tree branch pic.
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Here is an accurate pic of the hue of sahara.
Rmccamey
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That really makes me long for a third Gannon homburg in that color combo, Eric!
Bill Hughes
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It’s a very nice hat. Much like my other customs from Art Fawcett, Gannon, and Northwest,.
Short Balding Guy
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Jack I gathered some hats this morning to showcase the Winchester Sahara felt hue. Unfortunately I did not get a Silvermist in the mix. More to come.
Anywhoo....
Top L-R: Winchester felts in dove(not granite), silverbelly. Bottom L-R: Sahara, Bone.
Top L-R: Winchester felts in bone, sahara. Bottom L-R: dove(not granite), silverbelly.
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edited: Change granite to dove
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Jack I gathered some hats this morning to showcase the Winchester Sahara felt hue. Unfortunately I did not get a Silvermist in the mix. More to come.
Anywhoo....
Top L-R: Winchester felts in granite, silverbelly. Bottom L-R: Sahara, Bone.
Top L-R: Winchester felts in bone, sahara. Bottom L-R: granite, silverbelly.
Cheers, Eric -
I always enjoy seeing your comparison photos, Eric.
I’m amazed at how light your granite felt appears in the photos. I’ve noticed that granite can be a color changer based on lighting etc., but I’ve never seen it appear so light. Granite usually presents as a mid-grey or a brown-grey in the hats I own or others that can recall.
I was thinking something similar when I saw these pictures this morning. Must be a lighting thing, my granite seems lighter than some other's pictures, but darker than this especially when sitting next to a vintage silverbelly.
Short Balding Guy
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You guys are correct! I checked the hat boxes and the label on the hat box did not match the hat. The VS hat that I previously marked granite is really the VS Dove Winchester dove. Art had the felt hue special made at Winchester.
Apologies offered. Somewhere I have a granite VS.
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I have two of Art's proprietary colours, Dove and Limestone. Both great colours.You guys are correct! I checked the hat boxes and the label on the hat box did not match the hat. The VS hat that I previously marked granite is really the VS Dove Winchester dove. Art had the felt hue special made at Winchester.
Apologies offered. Somewhere I have a granite VS.
Cheers, Eric -
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I have a limestone that I love, but I missed out on the dove. Dove is fantastic color and one I think there would be a large demand for if it was available again.
Short Balding Guy
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Here is a Winchester felt comparison of VS (top L-r) Dove, Silvermist, Sahara).
Apologies for my distraction earlier this morning.
Cheers, Eric -
Apologies for my distraction earlier this morning.
Cheers, Eric -
mullitt
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My hat is on the way! Western in natural with sand ribbon. 4" brim after curl, tallest crown Michael can do. Can't wait to decide on a crown shape when it gets here.
