Recently I did not like the tubing that I was getting.  It fit the
nipples great but it was too flimsy or the wall was too thick for
a two-row nipple tracker bar for a Coinola O-roll machine.  I had
some tubing made with a slightly thicker wall that fits the tracker
bar better than the thin-wall tubing from suppliers.  I also had some
3/32" and 7/32" tubing made.

Nothing beats a $770 freight bill and having 30,000 feet of tubing
taking up room.  I have sold a couple of rolls of tubing to friends
for $25 a roll.  The 7/32" is $30 a roll.  It is not perfect but it's
better than the tubing I was getting.

Today I started looking for the fiber insert to go into the bottom of
Wurlitzer valves that the pouch is glued.  Does anyone need these or
have a good source?  The fiber company I use can punch them out for
me if I want to buy them by the thousands.  I tried to buy just the
fiber tubing so I could part them in a lathe but that size is currently
not available.

Don Teach - Shreveport Music Co
Shreveport, Louisiana