Quote: Go for it! Let me know if you have any questions.

Quote: It'll hold up just fine, there's still the narrow steel band in the middle. the plastic is just there to give structure to the width. It's hard to say how much it actually cost, had to buy a lot more stuff than I used and was also getting stuff for other projects at the same...

I got the leather from this guy: http://myworld.ebay.ca/rolipel/   Get lambskin around 0.6mm in thickness like this: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200401651040&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT   You should also be able to find leather like this locally wherever you are as...

Quote: I actually removed the old headband vinyl completely and discarded it. I then cut two pieces of very thin plastic(about 1/64" or less thick) to create the new headband's shape. i then put them together and wrapped the leather around both. The two layers of plastic were not glued...

Thanks. They're super comfy, especially compared to the wafer thin vinyl strap they come with.

Just finished these last night. MS1's with modded cables and a custom lambskin headband which came out even better than I had hoped.         More pics and info here... http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/529735/custom-embossed-leather-headband    

Just wanted to post up some pics of the headphones I just finished customizing for my girls christmas present. I got a lot of inspiration from others on this site.   They're Alessandro MS1's. The headband is made from lambskin that I got from a guy in italy on ebay. The cables are custom...