Coating Pouches
By Howard Wyman
At 09:42 PM 4/4/96 PST, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1996 19:52:32 -0800
> To: rolls@foxtail.com
> From: larryf@pacifier.com (Larry Fisher)
>
> Subject: Coating pouches
>
> A few threads ago, coating pouches with some wonder substance was discussed.
> I've never tried this method, except for once, and the substance I used at
> that time made the pouch so resistant to motion that you really had to pump
> like hell to get them to move. Replacing them took care of a lot of
> leakage, sluggishness and difficulty in pumping. One or some of you talked
> about coating the pouch with something I haven't tried yet and have claimed
> it to work nicely. These pouches that I'm presently working with look
> really nice, but then so did the last set I tried this on. If you all would
> be so kind as to re-post the information, what did you use, how is it
> applied, and how many times or how long have you been successful at this
> method, some of the usual details.
>
> many thanks dudes.................. and dudettes.
>
> Lar
I commented that I have used mink oil which I obtained from The Player Piano Co. in Wichita. You rub it onto the pouch with your finger and let it set a minute or two then wipe off the excess. It has the consistency of paste wax. I have used this on two Gulbransens which originally had rubber pneumatic cloth pouches and were therefore designed for airtight pouches. I also used it on an Ampico A with excellent results. One of the Gulbransens was done seven years ago and still works fine.
I read with interest the thread on Gulbransen players a while back. I sawed the stack apart on the two I did but after reading about putting the stack in a freezer I am tempted to try it on the spare stack I have in the attic. If it doesn't work - no great loss.
Howard Wyman
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