🎸Felt Quality, What To Avoid.. & Why Beaver Is Different From Other Felts. The FACTS ..
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the truth about felt quality, 😉
expensive and well respected, prestigious labels can sometimes be mask for absolute crap quality,
surprise surprise!
The Gucci hat u just purchased at the Gucci shop on Madison Avenue for $1500
was made from the absolute cheapest, lowest quality wool felt possibly found with a “made in USA” label on it, equal to Chinese garbage,worth about $35-45 and equal to the stuff u see in the average discount store.
Nobody knows the difference between worthless felt and $1500 felt! Why not?? People really want the bragging rights and the label, they care about the looks,that’s it, quality is irrelevant..not even an issue when they choose a hat, it’s about the bottom line and the cosmetic looks are important, but not that much..it’ll have to be passable in the looks dept, people will assume it’s cool,because of the label.
often "designer" labeled hats are the worst culprits, the biggest names approach small companies to make hats for them, often they don’t care who makes it, as long as it doesn’t say China,it’ll sell as Gucci,or whoever..
use your eyes,look at the hat for sale and ask questions
if u see anything fishy, brims not snapping, or floppy felt..
just pass. Buy a bag,shoes, or a watch from them, not a hat.
even the finest brands have Chinese made goods too, so if a price is cheaper than expected,ask about country of origin
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Thank you for telling us the truth about felt quality. And not just pushing the most expensive
This is why the money I spend at JJ is money well spent. You get people like Kevin and his pals, who deal in excellent merchandise and have the decades (in some cases) of knowledge that guarantees a successful experience. Plus it gives me an excuse to visit the greatest city in the world. Except for New Orleans.
Thank u!!
Great information thank you so much 😃, I love my vintage grand beaver biltmore and now i know how much craftsmanship it took to make . Thank you again
That's a serious quality hat. Should last u a lifetime 😃
Thank you very much. I've learned a lot.
Thank you too!
Thanks for vid Kevin. Good info. Stay safe in the Big City!! 👉whiskey
Hey glad you showing your Zappa SG some love and man it sounds great like it was wanting to be played, man I’ve been wanting a beaver fedora for while now but gonna wait now considering that teaser video you did on the new Stetsons coming this Fall and I’m still enjoying my Seville and my Cyrus not to mention that Signes you hooked me up with last year. Man I’ve been poked, prodded and have had so much blood work done I just haven’t had time to comment to your videos but I’ve been watching, never miss one of them, your still the man when comes to all things hats 🎩 and 🎸 hope all is well with you and yours brother, keep cranking out the videos they always lift up on the bad days
AR BEE!! I missed u man, I’m glad you’re ok. feel better,take care and keep it cool, I wanted u to send me your name and address, I’m sending out a lot of Stetson and Borsalino swag in honor of my reaching 5000 subscribers!! When u get time, send me your info to quadrogong@gmail.com I’m boxing stuff up and mailing them after the weekend, just a matter of finding my channel’s most loyal fans,and letting know they won. When u feel up to it, send me your info to my email, which I’ve included in this note. Best of everything to you, buddy.. I miss your comments! I’m really happy to see you Back, keep it cool, if u get any sexy nurses, try dropping something “accidentally” on the floor, great trick.. watch and learn: czcams.com/video/UdWK490JJms/video.html
Hey buddy, if u like my Zappa Roxy SG, u should see this clip. czcams.com/video/8qyklQFtMRo/video.html
From frank hannon, my buddy from Tesla who gifted that guitar to me, he used it live that year a bit, this is a beautiful solo he took w it in 2013, the year the guitar was born, watch at around 2:30 when the solo begins. This guitar is very,very special to me because he’s an old friend from 30 years ago, and we reunited, when we met again, we spoke on the phone, I told him how much I loved Zappa,and how he needs to check him out,,I’d also mentioned how I was searching for the perfect 73 Les Paul sunburst, I’d been eBaying for a year and a half, searching, that was before I found my sunburst Les Paul, the next thing I know, he shows up at my store w that guitar, “it’s yours, Kev”I almost cried right there, I remember jamming w him after,and I was so choked up and emotional, my hands were shaking,
Nobody ever did anything like that for me before, I remember thinking,”I can jam better than this,frank!.. I’m just so nervous from being gifted this incredibly rare guitar!.i could barely jam, I felt like crying from happiness” it was one of the great moment in my life, like when my son was born, or meeting my wife, or the time I met Jerry Garcia..
that moment left such a strong imprint on my memory,.watching this solo brings it back to me czcams.com/video/8qyklQFtMRo/video.html
Awsome jams man!
Love your channel name. I've built some acoustic guitars, but now I want to make a couple of felt hats. Would you happen to know here can I go about getting the materials? (The fur felt, hat blocks, etc.)
Try manhatco online they might have some stuff www.manhatco.com/
I have a Biltmore Governor series - what I think is Canadian wool hat. Thick felt with raw edge. Looks good. Does well with that hat slap test you do. But of course the felt has a slightly rougher look and feel than fur. One of my favorite hats. But wonder if over time it will show its "woolness" more and more.
It should stay pretty stabile, those hats can be hearty and last a long time, avoid rain, but if u get it wet,dry it In a cool room with no heaters or radiators, older Canadian made Biltmore hats are great.. I’d guess u have a nice hat there, sir.
nice
The nutria even looks like a small beaver. They are an invasive species here in Canada.
There is a lot more to good quality hats than I ever knew.
Right but can I get the link to that shirt sir!
Wow! You really hit your groove on that one. That’s the best music I’ve heard you play. Some kind of alchemy with the pedals. What kind of SG was that? It didn’t exactly look like a Gibson . I’m looking forward to being in the house for weeks on end. I have food, water, dog food for Bob & can read & play guitar as much as I want. Stay safe. 😷👍☮️🌞🎸
Daisy Chase thanks,I’m dying to work on some music too, a lot of the riff I play in these intros are song fragments,or parts of songs I’m working on,forming a band now, I hope to do some live remote performances by summer..if all goes well, I wish I had time alone to work on my music, that’s a dream of mine.
Daisy Chase it’s a Gibson Zappa Roxy SG, from 2013, it was a gift from my buddy Frank, who’s in that band,Tesla. he used it in some live shows before giving it to me, they’re pretty rare, only few were made ,a few unique features on it, coil splitting, phase reversal, tiny frets,that seem to work well w only lighter strings..I have a custom inlay on it, the truss rod cover, I worked with an inlay artist and made that, the original truss rod cover is black,plain., the strings on it are deader than dead,and she needs a setup badly..I’ve been neglecting her, but even so, there’s some sonic mojo going on..it has a beautiful single coil mode too, sounds like so,where between Jerry Garcia’s guitar and a strat when I hit it, almost active,very bell like,and thinner,clearer..every nuance magnified,glassy..
I’m gonna get this guy into shape, I’m almost embarrassed that I haven’t changed the strings or set her up in so long..I’ve been so into my reverends, I’m ignoring my other guitars..Frank told me the dealer had a hard time selling it because the serial ends w 666,the guy almost sold it twice before customers noticed,and pulled out of the sale last minute. I’ll send that clip of Frank playing this INCREDIBLE solo with that guitar live
czcams.com/video/8qyklQFtMRo/video.html this is my Zappa Roxy SG,played by its original owner, at around 2:30 he starts into the most incredible solo ever.. watch this guitar at around the 2:30 mark onward.. I’m honored to even own this beauty... what a towering moment in rock n roll... take a look at this clip
KEVIN from JJ HAT CENTER 🎸HATS & GUITARS ! Wow o woweee! Frank is great. I had an early Tesla CD a while back. I really like them. You are a majorly lucky puppy to have that guitar. Maybe forget the Reverends for a while & play the SG. I love the unstained look of the headstock. That is some kind of guitar 🎸 that came across the universe just for you. It’s like it was always with you. I watched that video & the drummer’s shirt says ‘Lucky’. Coincidence? I think not. 👍☮️🌞🎸
KEVIN from JJ HAT CENTER 🎸HATS & GUITARS ! I don’t know much about Gibson. I have a beautiful midnight blue Les Paul that I bought to work on getting my small hand around the neck. It’s always a challenge but it helps stretch my hand & it sounds nice. I think if you went around the world on a quest to find the perfect guitar I’d say you found it. 👍☮️🌞🎸
this guy's a goofball
The neck on that guitar looks like a 26.5" scale length?
24.75 it’s standard Gibson scale , that’s a Zappa Roxy SG www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/gibson-unveils-frank-zappa-roxy-sg-574937
Hey Kevin, love the videos! They are very informative for a first time buyer! I had my eye on a few hats from a company called Bailey in either a dark navy with a black band or a dark burgundy with a black band. Each hat I’m looking at is made of something called Litefelt wool and have sweat bands made of felt, not leather. Is this something that is ok or is it really a “bottom of the barrel” type quality?
Lite felt is good wool, it’s American made, rainproof and rollable, I don’t think it has a felt sweatband, most likely just a cloth one, I’ve never heard of a felt sweatband, maybe a felt outer band, that’s called a self band. They’re fine, and reliable, they aren’t bottom of the barrel by any means, stay away from
“ made in China “ and you’ll be fine,
The stetson rancher I just got I plan to only wear for occasions. What do you think the longevity of that felt is?
Wearing it on occasions, it'll last a lifetime or probably more.
Have you ever seen hats made before right in front of you do you know how the process works could you make a video explaining that
Yeah, we have a hatmaker, he works in the back room,making hats all day long while we work.. that’s not exactly my specialty, but as soon as I get back to the shop I’ll do that,
I made a video showing it once..it was how they make wool hats (from the raw wool,off a sheep’s back..to the finished product) czcams.com/video/4gVczyJx0is/video.html
This was a very cool vid, I learned a lot too. It’s a good idea, your suggestion.. but it would probably work better from inside the JJ workshop,
Let me think about it, I’m not sure if I can make that kind of video from home.. I’ll look into it, thx! Great idea
that guitar is sounding good. Ive heard that prairie dog was the best for hats
Thanks bud, I’ll forward your message to the vermin loving inside my pedalboard, U HEAR THAT FRANK???..
Hi Kevin, do you have a video discussing various felt finishes.
i'm new to the world of hats so whats the deal with hat hair length?...
To my limited understanding whether rabbit or beaver fur felt they both can be finished with a suede like smoothness... but then there are the long haired type of finishes, I know its all subjective but generally speaking is a long haired finish considered to be more desirable in anyway? when it comes to rain and bad weather is there any performance benefit to long haired finishes vs. short suede finishes?
It seems that there isnt a lot of long haired rabbit fur felt hats but I see plenty of of long haired beaver hats stilll being made and sold... do they even make long haired finishes out of rabbit fur felt? or is a long haired finish basically only able to be done with beaver fur felts since they have the amazing interlocking hair strands that you mentioned...
Any help you could give answering some of the mysteries of long haired vs other felt finishes would be greatly appreciated.
Most long hair beaver and short hair beaver are beaver FINISHES. NOT BEAVER FELT.
they're rabbit. It's just a machine that combs it out to a longer finish.
It's all rabbit. Classic finish, sueded finish is slightly velvety. Velour is a thick,plush velvet finish, pelouche or silk finish is a short hair beaver finish with a silky shine,and then there's a full beaver finish which is hairy..
But they're all finishes and the material is usually rabbit, unless they're very expensive like Borsalino who uses wild hare, and nutria..or vintage hats may be beaver..but most fancy finishes are rabbit.
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How does the metropolitan compare to the natural or the Madrid I think that is the big brim Roche’ or even the mink beaver combo that I forget the name but has a reported suede or lush feel and then of course the Akubra; seemed to cut off when you were rolling a borsalino I think. Thanks again Kevin.
The natural feels like no other hat, very light, silky soft with no stiffener at all, just pure, soft..not a snappy, firm or thick hat, it’s soft and luxurious..different, it’s got a soft flow to the brim,but it’s fantastic.
The Madrid is the same shape but firmer,snappier,more curve to the flange,more definition to the shape,
The metropolitan is thicker, heavier,like way thicker felt, has a slight velvety finish, not too much that it’s tacky, just soft textured but a good,firm, snappy felt. Some of the best felt Stetson has ever made in a dress hat in the last 25 years, if not, the best.
KEVIN from JJ HAT CENTER 🎸HATS & GUITARS ! Then I’m thinking of something other than Madrid made by Roche and of course I wonder about that Akubra will just have to get to NYC. Hey are you seeing customers right now or is the shop going to suspend service with the Covid19 scare. Stay healthy and keep rockin
I’m thinking of that Valencia the mink beaver combo
Lock & Co beaver hat vs Stetson beaver hat. Which one would you prefer?
It would depend on the color, brim size..
i'm not that impressed by beaver felt, etc
To me it's all about style..color, design..
I like a classic hat in a vibrant colors, soft felt, and center crease,high-ish crown. I like the Stetson designs more, genuine Lock from England is gorgeous, but they tend to have low crowns, medium brims,soft felt.. just not my style.. But I'd love a proper Lock bowler !
@@quadrogong1111 Yes I can’t wait to get me a bowler from lock & co. It is worth it. Btw the Borsalino beaver is a beautiful fedora but I don’t know paying $500 dollars is worth it when Stetson beaver is the same quality for a better price.
Does Stetson make the Metropolitan any more. I don't see it anywhere.
No. They ran out of that felt long ago,it was a limited edition hat, they had only a small batch of that felt..the price of that hat was amazing, for what it was..they flew out. No more. The Temple is the exact same hat made of rabbit felt, no beaver, I own one in the color”mink”(brown) and I love it, but yeah,nah,, they’re long gone.
@@quadrogong1111 Thanks for the response!
Cream?
When you see those 1800's photos of laborers in the field wearing those shapeless floppy brim hats, are those just hat bodies, or are those hats who have simply lost all their shape and resilience.
Probably just sometching they made, or knitted themselves,I’d guess? Or maybe just simple,cheap sun hats that got all floppy from years in the elements, not sure. But definitely not hat bodies
Do you craft hats kevin?
Not anymore
Dude, lighting.
Yeah this is three years old, I made it with a cell phone, the quality is a lil better now, 😁sorry bout that
Are there any leather or oil treatments that will keep leather hydrated
Nope, I wouldn’t mess w that, not on this type of leather, wear it, don’t store it for years unworn, and keep it away from radiators and hot rooms, prevent the problem in the first place, I have found things like saddle soap and leather cremes to be detrimental to the colored finish on the sweatband,anything like Vaseline or harsh oils can do this.depending on the leather, I wouldn’t.
Thanks Kevin
I use Neatsfoot Oil on my High end quality leather shoes . Does an excellent job
Can I write to you somehow you have a mail or something?
Info@jjhatcenter.com (attn.Kevin in subject line)
Are you using a fuzzface ?
No fuzz, just a Marshall DSL40 with two fairly loud boosts pushing it.
(the Option 5 Destination Bump Boost & the Boost in my RaingerFX Echo-X. The Echo-X has a kind of ZZ Top growl, and the Option 5 boosts and colors the high end in a very nice way)
Sorry, just couldn’t watch the entire video, too much glare. I’m sure it was good information just couldn’t get over the glare.
Sorry, the older video have some issues.. I’ve fixed them in the more recent vids, thanks for the feedback