Australia Felix Trading Co.
15 Olinda Street,
Glen Waverley,
Melbourne 3150, Australia.
(03) 9560 8016 or 5926 fax.
Pneumatic cloth.

Hecksher & Co.
75 Bayham Street,
London NW1 0171 387 1735

H. J. Fletcher & Newman Ltd.
Unit 10A
Industrial Trading Estate
Powder Mill Lane
Dartford, Kent DA1 1QB
tel: Dartford (9322) 26441/2/3

H. J. Fletcher & Newman Ltd.
Unit 10A
Industrial Trading Estate
Powder Mill Lane
Dartford, Kent DA1 1QB
tel: Dartford (9322) 26441/2/3

Subject: Fish Glue

An excellent source of fish glue is:

Columbia Organ Leathers
915 Lancaster Avenue
Columbia, PA 17512
tel: 1-800-423-7003
fax: 717-684-4428

Current catalog lists the following prices.

Pint $5.95
Quart $10.95
Gallon $33.95

Write or call them for their free leather catalog and sample book. Nice folks to do business with and their prices are competitive.

Subject: Source for Escutcheon Pins & Screws

Being a pipe organ builder, I carry a running stock of these items in box-quantities. For those of you who don't wish to get involved in inventorying these items yourself, I can re-sell you whatever you need.

We especially have a strong selection of Brass screws, as well as a sizable cache of older, blued steel screws (not those junky foreign- made things masquerading as screws!), which are quite useful for restoration work on reed organs and pianos!

You'll pay more, of course, than from a hardware; partly for the trouble in handling the small orders, but also because the quality is so much better.

Hoping I can be of help when needed. . .

Faithfully,

Subject: Source for Replacement Pull-Switch

I was in a local electronics store yesterday and came across a couple of "pull" switches. I remembered someone saying earlier in this forum that he couldn't find a suitable replacement pull-switch anywhere.

Well, these well-made switches will do the job, although they are definitely not replicas of the old style pull-switches found in our instruments such as the Duo-Art. Check out the web site listed below or call the NKK Switch Company directly for the nearest distributor. Pull-Switches by NKK:

Part Number SB 862 (rated at 10 Amps at 125 VAC)
Part Number SB 282 (rated at 6 Amps at 125 VAC)

NKK
14415 N. Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
Phone (602) 991-0942
http://www.computeroemonline.com/storefronts/nkk.html

The switches come with a black plastic mushroom shaped knob which could be removed and replaced with a metal replica of the original knob and bonded with Loctite.

Piano Decals
P.O. box P 20520
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87154-0520

These are the varnish transfer type and are not only very metallic looking, but are much less expensive than some of the other suppliers. This is probably where American Piano and Player Piano Co. get theirs. Was originally the Pierce Piano Atlas Co. Listed as

Larry Ashley
Phone 505-296-5499
FAX 505-323-0252.

The fallboard decals are $16.50 (minimum) plus SASE, but don't know the price of the soundboard decals.

Fallboard and Soundboard Decals

I have been using this company's decals for more than a decade with excellent results. In my opinion, they have the largest stock of decals anywhere in the world. They are very reasonably priced and apply very easily. All their decals are burnish transfer type. They also offer custom decal making. It's pretty expensive but they do excellent work when given a good picture to work from.

Recommendation Written by: John A. Tuttle

Subject: Pianocorder Parts

As for service, the Player Technicians Listing is the best I can offer. If a technician says he/she works on ALL types of players, it's a good bet they will work on a Pianocorder system. However, I don't know of any listed technicians (myself included) who actually repair the individual circuit boards.

As for parts, the gentleman who does the actual repairs and/or supplies replacement boards and/or components is: