He told me six weeks when I ordered from him this week. However, that was early in the "Artlite" flood of orders he received. Perhaps more now?Bill Greene said:For us Art hopefuls, what is his current backlog time? Anybody know for sure?
Bill
Beautiful photo!!!! It was last year's Cherry Blossom photo that pushed me over the edge to order Dusty's "country cousin". Hmm, maybe I will try to get a shot of mine . . .daizawaguy said:Not a new one, in fact my first VS, but a pic amongst the Cherry Blossoms
kaosharper1 said:If you want it to be a Maltese Falcon fedora, I'd go with a smaller brim. Mine is 2 3/8" which Art says is probably what Bogie had. I have a broad face, so I thought I needed a wider brim but I found that's not so.
jporgeck said:So, until Art says he's ready to start my hat, I'll probable act like a 12 year old and keep changing my mind.:eusa_doh:
WineGuy said:For anyone interested, here's a few pics of my VS custom hat in "Whisky" that Art made for me last summer. The band is actually a very dark olive that takes on a brown/black hue depending on the light. I love the Whisky color, I asked Art to bridge the Indiana Jones - Sam Spade gap and I think his color choices were spot on.
This photo makes the felt look lighter than it is, but the band is accurate.
This is the most accurate felt color rendition
fluteplayer07 said:That's what I've been (and am) doing for the last 3 1/2 months! I've finally settled on felt and ribbon colors. And the conformer ships on Monday for me! I am so excited for this!!!
flute
What about a "grit"?lolhandlebar bart said:My wife meeting Art in person was the best thing that could've happened. Got the greenlight for not only the 'oxblood' but now I'm in line to get a 'peach'.
anon` said:What colour did you get?
My last two were in Mojave and Silver Mist, dress weight. I wouldn't personally want either of those in a lighter weight: they (by which I really mean the lighter colours) are absolutely perfect in dress, IMNSHO.
WineGuy said:For anyone interested, here's a few pics of my VS custom hat in "Whisky" that Art made for me last summer. The band is actually a very dark olive that takes on a brown/black hue depending on the light. I love the Whisky color, I asked Art to bridge the Indiana Jones - Sam Spade gap and I think his color choices were spot on.
This photo makes the felt look lighter than it is, but the band is accurate.
This is the most accurate felt color rendition
All you folks have something about to happen that will make all of this so much easier...jporgeck said:Glad to know that I'm not alone. Misery loves company as they say. And the misery is only in the waiting is what I mean.
At little of both, actually.Musashi said:I was seriously considering getting a movave in lite if available, Due to, well.. Summer. I'm not a fan of straw (yet?!?)
You recommend against it for practical reasons, or is it just not for you personnally?
I am the same on the felt in summer issue and also now live in a climate of extreme dry temp. but for years lived with a temperate sea view or a great lake view. I find a light felt that fits well is most comfortable.anon` said:On the personal front, felt hats really don't bother my that much in the summer. It's probably worth noting that the hottest days in Oregon are also the driest, so they feel relatively cooler.
Another practical point is simply sweat which can make the very worst of staining and marking if it gets away from you.anon` said:On the more practical front, the lighter colours are bleached before being coloured, which makes the resulting felt much softer and more pliant and, IMNSHO the lighter-coloured felts in dress weight are "just right". I wonder if a Mojave Artlite might be too light, but having never handled an Artlite I could be way off.
Spending fifteen minutes on the phone with Art can give you more in the line of specific info than a day of online research and lighten your step from pure enjoymentanon` said:If you're really stuck on which you'd prefer, I cannot strongly enough recommend giving Art a call. He's a great guy to talk shop with and has yet to lead me in the wrong direction!
Scott Wood said:All you folks have something about to happen that will make all of this so much easier...
All the fretting and worrying about the choices you are making for this first hat and really, no matter what you choose, when you get it Art will have made it beautiful or not made it at all!!!
Then you open that first VS box, pop on your first custom VS of your very own, forget all about the worry and bother in the business of stroking, checking the mirror and eventually the pics and a posting in the lounge. THIS is when it really starts...
You see that first post and think of what you want next. Within another week you "have a few ideas" for the next, and a short time later something happens that "justifies" that next VS. Maybe your auto insurance comes up for renewal and you realize how much cheaper a transit pass would be [huh] , you realize that the house doesn't really need that new roof you just need a couple more buckets :whistling ...
and the wheel turns yet again, only... this time you are experienced, don't have to do the conformer thing and have one to pet whenever you feel anxious
OH!!! :cool2: , THE FUN OF IT ALL!!! MUAHA-HA-HA-HAaa... :cool2:
anon` said:On the more practical front, the lighter colours are bleached before being coloured, which makes the resulting felt much softer and more pliant and, IMNSHO the lighter-coloured felts in dress weight are "just right". I wonder if a Mojave Artlite might be too light, but having never handled an Artlite I could be way off.
If you're really stuck on which you'd prefer, I cannot strongly enough recommend giving Art a call. He's a great guy to talk shop with and has yet to lead me in the wrong direction!