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One of my best e-bay purchases

G18127 made 1937, red whipped, very straight, the joints are a lovely fit, complete with stoppers, nice clean bag and the aluminium tube only supplied with No1's

That's the good stuff, the bad points are;
The rings have been replaced, the red replacement thread is a bit brighter than the original (most of the inters are original)
The butt ring is original and good condition, the tip is replaced amber agate (I do have a spare clear agate which will fit)

Question;
Does anybody know of the original colour silk used and where I can get it?
The pipers GM red is too dark, and chilli is too bright
Can I send the original thread somewhere and they will match it?

You could try Piper's silks (lovely rod).

http://www.pipers-silks.com

Tengisgol wrote:You could try Piper's silks (lovely rod).

http://www.pipers-silks.com

As per post I had tried Pipers GM red & Chilli (too dark, too bright)

PP have you tried piper peony? Darker and less bright on a finished rod than GM red, looks different to the shade on their website. I might even have half a spool I can send if I can find it.

Hovis wrote:PP have you tried piper peony? Darker and less bright my finished rod looks different to the shade on their website. I might even have half a spool I can send if I can find it.

Hi Darren,
Thanks for the offer, I tried Peony, which is darker than the GM red

I have tried Peony, GM red & chilli on a spare piece of cane, after treating with banana oil, then with varnish, and they are either too light or dark

here is mine. It appears to be in good original condition but you never know.

Russ