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post #571 of 579
5/15/13 at 1:24am
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Originally Posted by T4phage View Post

next up
is a project
using spare skins
for my kundu drum
from the trobriand islands
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Sea T?
yep
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Originally Posted by VRaivio View Post

Whut? I thought trade in ST skins, even on vintage pairs, is monitored and prohibited.
on drums i picked up
over 25 yrs ago
in papua new guinea
doubtful
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post #572 of 579
5/21/13 at 6:09am
Hard to believe Riccardo can top the previous examples but these are stratospheric.


http://www.theshoesnobblog.com/2013/05/bestetti-back-at-it-again-seamless.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheShoeSnob+%28The+Shoe+Snob%29
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post #573 of 579
5/21/13 at 6:26am
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Hard to believe Riccardo can top the previous examples but these are stratospheric.


http://www.theshoesnobblog.com/2013/05/bestetti-back-at-it-again-seamless.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheShoeSnob+%28The+Shoe+Snob%29

Where is the "seamless whole cut? I don't see one.
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post #574 of 579
5/21/13 at 6:41am
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Where is the "seamless whole cut? I don't see one.

the black one is seamless....it's one piece of leather with added stitching and brogueing on top of that one piece ....but it is still only one piece of leather...you just cant see the heel to know that it is one piece...but the guy who commissioned it gave me the photos, telling me that he asked for a seamless wholecut, so......
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post #575 of 579
5/21/13 at 7:04am
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the black one is seamless....it's one piece of leather with added stitching and brogueing on top of that one piece ....but it is still only one piece of leather...you just cant see the heel to know that it is one piece...but the guy who commissioned it gave me the photos, telling me that he asked for a seamless wholecut, so......

Oh! I see it! The broguing and gimping are just thin ribbons of leather overlaid on the shoe. Very nice! Thanks for making me look closer.
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post #576 of 579
5/21/13 at 7:10am
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Oh! I see it! The broguing and gimping are just thin ribbons of leather overlaid on the shoe. Very nice! Thanks for making me look closer.

I was a bit thrown at first too, as it looks as if they could be separate pieces....thus is the skill of Mr. Bestetti....can't wait to see if finalized product with some laces and high polish!
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post #577 of 579
5/21/13 at 9:57am

Those are some of the nicest wholecuts I've ever seen.

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post #578 of 579
5/21/13 at 2:25pm

i agree the shoes are beautiful.

I assume the high shine wont last past the first creme polish though or am I  wrong?

 

One thing I have always wondered about 'this type' of bespoke models is the steep rise of the vamp. It is a main reason why they look so nice to me, but it requires the front of the shoe to be flat for quite a long distance . Does that mean it wouldn't suit people with relatively high instep (like me)?

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post #579 of 579
5/22/13 at 1:46pm
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i agree the shoes are beautiful.
I assume the high shine wont last past the first creme polish though or am I  wrong?

One thing I have always wondered about 'this type' of bespoke models is the steep rise of the vamp. It is a main reason why they look so nice to me, but it requires the front of the shoe to be flat for quite a long distance . Does that mean it wouldn't suit people with relatively high instep (like me)?

It's not too difficult to polish the shoes back to the shiny state they were in when they were first received.
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