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Seek Stiffener Material for Player Piano Pump
By Glenn Roat

I am looking for suggestions for what material to use for stiffeners
in a player piano pump. It seems like regular cardboard tends to
delaminate. Would Book Board work or would that also delaminate?

Glenn Roat

(Message sent Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:49:00 -0700, from time zone -0700.)

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