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Repairing Old Piano Rolls
By Larry Mayo

[ Deidre Dixon wrote in 140708 MMDigest:

> I would love some pointers on how to repair Ampico rolls, and
> what materials are currently available.

Oh, wow -- this thread just jogged a lost memory synapse!  Some time
ago I tried soaking an old, frail roll with Scotchgard fabric spray.
Someone told me that it is actually liquid plastic, so I thought
I would see if it might restore strength to the paper.

Now I remember that I put it away somewhere and never tried it out
to see if the idea worked.  Now, I'm going to have to search through
my collection to find it.

Larry Mayo

 [ An article about similar spray-on products is at
 [ http://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/12/garden/keeping-fabric-oops-stain-free.html 
 [ Potential hazards of Scotchgard are discussed at
 [ http://www.ehow.com/info_8431587_dangers-scotchgard.html 
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Thu 10 Jul 2014, 00:57:53 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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