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Common Poster Subjects => Restoration => Topic started by: ladeda on July 31, 2013, 07:17:19 PM
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Finding a suitable conservationist in the UK has yielded nutin but flakes.
I'm attempting to broaden my search to restorers within the EU. If anyone has firsthand experiences or recommendations that would be appreciated.
(EU only pls. Any further is simply not feasible with UK customs. I've had my own goods returned that I've had to pay VAT on - that's that shit I don't like)
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Have you tried Graham Bignall... I think that's how it's spelt. He's based in London.
http://www.grahambignellstudio.co.uk
Unreel, I spelt it right...
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Wow they look very professional, good find Paul. I did have a certain Alain bookmarked but I swiftly removed that after recent events. I might just get a quote from these guys.
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A friend of mine has just had a poster done by Graham, and it looks jollyfine. It's getting it framed at the moment, but I'll post a pic when he gets it back...
It seems he does them in batches, so you have to wait until he has a few lined up, that said My friends was only 4 weeks...
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Oooh, that looks promising, thank you!
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A friend of mine has just had a poster done by Graham, and it looks jollyfine. It's getting it framed at the moment, but I'll post a pic when he gets it back...
It seems he does them in batches, so you have to wait until he has a few lined up, that said My friends was only 4 weeks...
It would be good to see his work Paul. Do you have any pics?
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I don't of his, but I've two getting done there myself. I'll post pics when I get them back, which should be soon.
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Wow they look very professional, good find Paul. I did have a certain Alain bookmarked but I swiftly removed that after recent events. I might just get a quote from these guys.
I missed something - what happened with Alain?
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Search his name and nightmare there's a thread devoted to him.
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I missed something - what happened with Alain?
Its all right here Julia
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,6336.0.html
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Its all right here Julia
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,6336.0.html
Unfortunately it seems that Alain Bourgouin is still doing ''his'' business. I am aware of another ''victim''.. this guy is taking him to the police..Alain has not been in touch with him since December 2012, so he lost his 2posters.. moron1
dear oh dear...
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Wow I would be pissed out of my mind. What a douche bag. The guy needs to be taken to the cleaners and have everything taken from him.
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Unfortunately it seems that Alain Bourgouin is still doing ''his'' business. I am aware of another ''victim''.. this guy is taking him to the police..Alain has not been in touch with him since December 2012, so he lost his 2posters.. moron1
dear oh dear...
Rosa , was this the fellow APF member (Eye Sea) who also posted in your "Nightmare" thread, a while back? Or someone new? If I recall, Eye See did get his 2 posters back, but one was damaged by Alain, due to his rapid fire, careless work, and the other was also done poorly, as well. (unless he had others with alain, too). :-\
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This is someone new, non APFr. He left 4!! (not 2 as I initially thought) with Poster SCIENCE- Alain Bourgouin- and never heard back. :-\. I told him to contact Alain's ex- business partner. He is taking up the matter with the police.....
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Looks like Poster Mountain have partnered up with antikbar to help UK residents (cheaper shipping I believe):
http://www.antikbar.co.uk/poster_restoration/
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Looks like Poster Mountain have partnered up with antikbar to help UK residents (cheaper shipping I believe):
http://www.antikbar.co.uk/poster_restoration/
Was going to post this - might be worth looking into
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For the U.K. people, Mine that are at Grahams will be a bit longer, mid to back end of Feb. So will post pics when I get them back...
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Look forward to seeing the results, Paul.
Thanks for the link, Tob!
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Its all right here Julia
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,6336.0.html
Thanks for the link! How totally dreadful. There's definitely space in the market for a good conservator over here!
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For the U.K. people, Mine that are at Grahams will be a bit longer, mid to back end of Feb. So will post pics when I get them back...
Paul, did you ever get your pieces back from Graham? Are you happy with the work they did? And how did they turn out?
Were any pics taken of the reborn goodies? :D
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As I'm picking them up I won't get down till back end of the week, as I'm off work this next 10 days.
So will post pics Easter weekend Jeff.
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Enjoy the days off, paul.
:D
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As I'm picking them up I won't get down till back end of the week, as I'm off work this next 10 days.
So will post pics Easter weekend Jeff.
Looking forward to seeing them!
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Agree. It would be so great to know if we have a good restorer in the UK. Hope you are happy with the posters Mr Waines :D
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Couldn't get them this week Rosa, I'll be down there in two weeks, I know dragging on a bit, but as I always say time should never be the important part of Restoration, just quality. ;)
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Couldn't get them this week Rosa, I'll be down there in two weeks, I know dragging on a bit, but as I always say time should never be the important part of Restoration, just quality. ;)
Yes, i agree, Paul. No restoration should never be a "rush job," as quality is what anyone hopes to have in the end. But at the same time, excessive time taken by a restorer can also become a mental burden to some poster owners. And can make something less than enjoyable, if too much time rolls by without any seeming progress.
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Finally made it down to London, and picked these two up..
The first was just a basic backing with some minor touch ups to cross folds.
Before.
(http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p501/PaulWaines/PICT0968_zps40670fa0.jpg) (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/PaulWaines/media/PICT0968_zps40670fa0.jpg.html)
After.
(http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p501/PaulWaines/PICT1211_zpsdddf4f18.jpg) (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/PaulWaines/media/PICT1211_zpsdddf4f18.jpg.html)
This next one was in very bad shape, my before doesn't show how bad, wish I'd taken a pic from the back...
Plus, I wanted to see if Day-glo type ink could be done. Graham said it could have done with a bit more on the green, but he doesn't like over restored stuff.
Before.
(http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p501/PaulWaines/PICT0967_zpsd16cc518.jpg) (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/PaulWaines/media/PICT0967_zpsd16cc518.jpg.html)
After.
(http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p501/PaulWaines/PICT1206_zpsea2b6e70.jpg) (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/PaulWaines/media/PICT1206_zpsea2b6e70.jpg.html)
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Thanks Paul. Good to see them in full glory. What kind of linen did he use? Is it the thick one or medium thick?
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It's different from other linen I've seen before, looks a bit more expensive. I would say Medium think, not as heavy as some...
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Certainly look good to me - ladykillers has to be 1 of my favourite films!
I'll try them out . I think I have 4 that need doing in total
One quick question - is it best to visit them with the posters to be backed/restored or just send them in the post & chat on phone/email about the options?
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Mike, I took mine down and talked about how I wanted them, but he's open to either way... He's a first rate fellow, very nice to chat to.
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Looking good, Paul. Happy to see you finally got them. They both look to have turned out very nicely. And it sounds like the linen used was not the paper thin stuff, that often loses the battle with poster folds that want to refold on themselves.
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I finally found one in France (after several disappointing experiences) - if restoration needed quality is not 100% up to what some US restorers can do, but if not much restoration was needed I was happy (also with price & communication)
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The top left corner of Dr Jekyll doesn't look too smooth??
It is completely visible. If something is going to be replaced, would it not be fair to assume it will be blended in?
Are you happy with the results?
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I finally found one in France (after several disappointing experiences) - if restoration needed quality is not 100% up to what some US restorers can do, but if not much restoration was needed I was happy (also with price & communication)
I'm just curious..who would you go to in France?
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The top left corner of Dr Jekyll doesn't look too smooth??
It is completely visible. If something is going to be replaced, would it not be fair to assume it will be blended in?
Are you happy with the results?
There was no paper added to the top left as it never entered the artwork..
To be fair, the poster was in a worse state than it looks in the before pic, I was reasonably happy, but thought it could have done with a bit more work on the green area..
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Paul, I think Simes was meaning the small chunk that was missing and later replaced in the top Right corner. ;)
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It's not replaced Jeff, what you can see is the Japanese paper it was first backed to before being put on the linen.
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The important thing is that you are happy with it Paul. And if for whatever reason you want him to do some minor touch ups I am sure you can always ask him? The green areas might be easily done with minor touch ups...
In any case, it is a great looking poster. And you didn't have to go through the agony and pain of shipping etc.. :)
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Anyone had dealings with>http://www.linen-backing.co.uk/
They've had my Enter the dragon poster for 8 weeks and I'm still waiting, Going to phone them tomorrow (again), first time I phoned them they said the girl that does the linen backing was off. That was a month ago, I know it's not a quick process but cmon, it's only a clean and backing not restoration eyeroll
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Anyone had dealings with>http://www.linen-backing.co.uk/
They've had my Enter the dragon poster for 8 weeks and I'm still waiting, Going to phone them tomorrow (again), first time I phoned them they said the girl that does the linen backing was off. That was a month ago, I know it's not a quick process but cmon, it's only a clean and backing not restoration eyeroll
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,4517.msg126843.html#new (http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,4517.msg126843.html#new)
Tim and Martyn are a pleasure to deal with. But it took ages to get my posters back and when they did the job was not good at all. But if you need minor work then hopefully it should be Ok.
That said they offered a framing service for free to cover for the "disappointment". So they really are nice people. But their restoration work just didn't do it for me. And as you say...You do have to wait...and wait. ...
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Thanks for the heads up Mirosae :)
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As mentioned in the Charlie Chaplin restoration thread. It seems good to mention her and her comany here, too. :)
Alicia Garcia, conservator and restorer at Aquatint, located in Bristol, UK. She is also the founder of the company.
http://aquatint-paperconservation.bksites.net/
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As mentioned in the Charlie Chaplin restoration thread. It seems good to mention her and her comany here, too. :)
Alicia Garcia, conservator and restorer at Aquatint, located in Bristol, UK. She is also the founder of the company.
http://aquatint-paperconservation.bksites.net/
Anyone had any work done by Alicia? I am only 25 miles from Bristol so would be ideal for me.
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Anyone had any work done by Alicia? I am only 25 miles from Bristol so would be ideal for me.
Marc, maybe you should be the first and give her a try. She certainly looks to know her stuff and sounds like she takes great care in the work she does, too.