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1-1/8" Elbows for Player Piano Mechanisms
By Allen Ford

Many years ago I began using a plumber's copper elbow with two short
lengths of copper tubing inserted, one in each end of the elbow, as
a substitute for the lead elbows.  You will find they work well even
if in some cases you may need a hose clamp to seal the rubber tubing
to the copper.

The copper tube and elbow have a thinner wall allowing better flow
(i.e., less resistance to flow) and they are not a health hazard like
lead.  Additionally, they are easy to find in the local hardware store.
Plastic will also work but the wall of the tubing is thicker.

Allen Ford
Baltimore, Maryland


(Message sent Tue 19 May 2015, 18:21:01 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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