•Years ago you use to be able to get Lineco archival tape in various widths, down to about 1/6". Now all I can find is about 3/4" to 1" wide, from both Lineco and Filmoplast. I am just about out of the thin stuff I have. Is anyone aware of a company that makes and sells (in small quantities) archiva...

•To Jim Quashnock who was asking about mending tape [240723 MMDigest]. You can buy mending tape for splicing reel-to-reel magnetic tape; it's very thin. Marc Goodman

•On July 23, 2024, Jim Quashnock asked about sources for archival mending tape. My living-room collection of about 300 piano rolls are mostly 70+ years old, and at the beginning I noticed that they rapidly developed edge-cracking, even those from new old stock. (Many of them started out as a crumple...

•Jim Quashnock asked about sources for archival mending tape in 240723 MMDigest. I had been using Lineco Transparent Mending Tissue for piano roll repairs and for other archival paper repairs for over 30 years, but I can no longer recommend the Lineco tape. I recently purchased a new roll of the Lin...

•Thank you for the information. I've checked the Filmoplast P and it is 1.0 mil -- pretty thin -- and I can't imagine finding something thinner. It is acid free, archival, and is supposed to last. Scotch Invisible Tape is another tape known to last. It is a lot thicker (I did not measure it, but spe...

•[ Ref. Jim Neher in 240904 MMDigest ] Considering that the thickness of the paper doubles when the edge folds in on itself, the thickness of the tape hardly matters.... Ingmar Krause Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

•Philip Jamison asks: > Also, may I ask if a special bit exists for drilling tapered holes > for pipe feet, or must this be fabricated? I would like to know the answer to this question as well. I have mentioned here before that I am making a 28 key street organ. I made a tapered wooden dowel on the ...

•Why does anyone want to make tapered holes for organ pipe feet ? Gavioli, Marenghi, etc. etc. didn't do it, so why bother ? Tim Blyth South Devon UK http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~timblyth/

•Tim Blyth wrote: > Why does anyone want to make tapered holes for organ pipe feet ? > Gavioli, Marenghi, etc. etc. didn't do it, so why bother ? Good question. I am not sure. The plans I have say to make tapered holes (although it also says it's not "absolutely necessary"). Since this is a small mo...

•> Gavioli, Marenghi, etc. etc. didn't do it, so why bother ? That's news to me. I thought they all did. I know church organ pipe feet often have a lead base. The weight alone holds them on the windchest. The wind pressure in a fair organ would probably shoot them up like rockets, so a tight fit is ...

•In the Italian tradition of organ building, holes for pipe feet are always tapered. Although some used to make it with a V-shaped drill, almost all organ builders obtained tapering by a cone-shaped incandes- cent iron. I currently use the same technique; I have a set of iron cones of different size...

•In every mechanical organ that I have ever worked on (with the exception of a few of questionable origin) every pipe foot is tapered and ALL the holes are plain. All the pipes or reed boots ALL have tapered wooden feet. Therefore there is absolutely no point in having a tapered hole. You just firml...

•I received this reply from Ron Schmuck regarding tapered holes for pipe feet. As Ron says, only too often one finds the pipes securely glued in, but a correctly fitted pipe should never require this. Philip Jamison [ Ron's letter follows. ]

•Hi Phil, Thanks for the email. The holes in the pipe chests used on street organs are usually tapered to match the foot. That is the secret as to their staying in place while traveling, but they should not be (or need to be glued in, thus making removal for servicing and cleaning easy. I have also ...

•Philip Jamison wrote: > Also, may I ask if a special bit exists for drilling tapered holes > for pipe feet, or must this be fabricated? It's called a tapered reamer, Phil. You should be able to get a variety of tapers from any engineers' tool merchant. I think the harder part is turning a taper on ...

•Does anyone have a Wurlitzer triangle, with the telltale taper, for sale? Matthew Caulfield [ "Telltale Tapered Triangle Taps Tantalizing Tunes !" :-) [ -- Robbie

•QRS used to make, stock, and sell Pianocorder tapes. Don't know if they are still in that business. Regards, Tom Steuer

•Hi All, QRS is still selling Pianocorder cassettes. You can order the 41-page catalog by calling 1-800-24-ROLLS. The complete collection of 300 cassette tapes is advertised for $3,100. Believe it or not, there is also a section in the catalog for continuous-play 8-track programs that have playing t...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Good morning, I am enquiring on behalf of a client who uses our facilities -- we are an Internet Cafe. The gentleman is looking for tapes for a Superscope Pianocorder. He has about 60 but wants to purchase more music. If you can assist please rep...

•I purchased two Christmas tapes from QRS last year. I called them and they sent a separate catalog: "Piano Cassette Catalog Digitally encoded cassettes for use with the Pianocorder Reproducing System." QRS Music Rolls 1026 Niagara Street Buffalo, NY 14213, USA tel.: 1-800-247-6557 Jack M. Conway, L...