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¶
hwyman@digital.net