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Building a Singing Bird Mechanism
By Don Caine

Though I haven't purchased Zephyr skin in several months you might
check out the following as possible sources of supply:

Player Piano Co., Inc.
704 E Douglas Ave.
Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: 316-263-3241 or 316-264-0033
Fax:   316-263-5480
http://www.playerpianocompany.com/ 
  Item #60, Approx. 24" x 8" sheet
  Last known cost $49.00 per sheet

 [ Player Piano Company ceased business when Durrell Armstrong died
 [ in December, 2008.  Some of the inventory was sold at auction,
 [ the remaining merchandise is now sold by
 [   Player Piano Parts, Inc.
 [   701 E 2nd Street North
 [   Wichita, KS 67202-2713
 [   tel.: 1-316-263-3241
 [   http://www.player-piano-parts.com/ 

The Leather Supply House
345 Hazel Avenue
Garwood, NJ  07027
http://www.leathersupplyhouse.com/ 
E-mail: mike@leathersupplyhouse.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep"]
Phone: 908-389-1000
Fax:   908-789-0647
  Zephyr membrane (X-Thin .001-.002), Approx. 9" x 15" sheet,
  Other thicknesses also available.
  Last known cost $21.50 per square foot

Most sincerely,

Don Caine - Proprietor, The Music Box Repair Shop Unlimited
Lomita, California
http://www.musicboxrepaircenter.com/ 

P.S. I specialize in Reuge and Thorens Vintage music box repair and
restoration.  Please let me know if I may ever be of any service to
you in identification, repair or parts for music boxes you may have,
or come across in your business.


(Message sent Mon 29 Nov 2010, 09:21:52 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

Key Words in Subject:  Bird, Building, Mechanism, Singing

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