•This is going back a lot of years, but I remember working a few summers in the late '50s and early '60s with Canada's then Department of Transport which was responsible for communications at Canada's airports. Zillions of teletypes. One day I posed our currently circulating question to one of the t...

•-- Forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD -- I wish to obtain tape recordings, if possible, of the Wurlitzer 157 band organ which plays Wurlitzer 165 rolls. If you know where you can locate some please contact me as soon as possible. I'm also asking if you know of anyone who would have i...

•In 000131 MMDigest Jim Crank mentioned the smuggling of a Magnetophone tape recorder out of Germany after the war. This must have been a development of the original Magnetophone, which was a wire recorder, equally hush-hush. Curiously, though, the BBC had a Magnetophone wire recorder right through ...

•The manufacturer of the Magnetophone was what later became Telefunken. The first paper tape used was covered with high grade ferric oxide barn paint (rust red), and a cloud of red dust sprayed the air as the tape was used. It didn't have a long life, either. 3M did much of the research into long li...

•Yes, there is an iron-on variety of tape. It is type R, and is otherwise comparable to the type P. I believe the P-90 is a heavier tape, while P and R are both tissue weight. Prices are, as Robbie notes, circa $22 US. There is also a P1 and P-91. These are "aged" color, but are harder to find. (It'...

•John Phillips asked if Filmoplast comes in an iron-on variety. Yes, it does. I believe it's Film-o-plast "R". It's a little thicker, and not as strong, but it works fine on rolls. The nice part is that it can be removed with heat. I buy mine from Gaylord's. The price is about the same as type "P", ...

•Hi John. You will find something about the Neschen company (Buckeburg, Germany) and their products in English in the Internet under: http://www.neschen.de/index2.html Kind regards from Hauke Marxsen [ Filmoplast products P, P90 & R listed at [ http://www.neschen.de/english/livre/livre.htm [ -- Robb...

•I would like to thank everybody who has responded to my Filmoplast tape query. I've now got lots of info and have been in touch with Neschen who make the stuff. They are going to send me some samples of the Filmoplast R iron-on variety and when I've tried it out, I'll report back. John Phillips in ...

•Just thought I'd throw this in. "Duct tape" is properly "duck tape" as it was first made for WW2 to seal the containers of ammo. Waterproof, high tack and sealing, but it could be removed. The GIs quickly found other uses for it and when they got home they spurred the demand for it. When the buildi...

•The culmination of the recent discussion about quick fix materials must surely be found on the web site pointed out by Robbie. It appears that you Americans even use WD40 and duct tape to fix live horses. Go to http://www.ducttapeguys.com/hmo/index.html and search for "horse bandage". Richard Stibb...

•I have some Ampico boxes that need repair and I am wondering what kind of repair tape have readers had the best luck with. This includes boxes where the label ends are loose on two sides. I would like to use a tape that is transparent as well as being fairly permanent. What do you suggest? Thanks f...

•Bobby Clark asks what repair tape is good for roll boxes [210609 MMD]. I have been using Scotch Magic Tape by 3M, 19 mm x 66 m, almost invisible and it seems to last for years without staining or deteriorating. I also use it for basic repairs to roll leaders, etc. Regards from sunny UK, Alan Whytoc...

•"Mini Telegraph Open Source Telegraph Maker DIY Robotic Arm Writing Robot" I ran across this paper tape marking kit at aliexpress.com, which is sort of the eBay of China. It's an exceptionally reliable outfit, though sometimes the prices are confusing. But they communicate well in English and are a...

•Hi All, Does anyone recognize this part? It was made by Bob Streicher. Musically, John A Tuttle Player-Care.com [ Machined Pin [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/15/10/09/151009_051116_machined-pin.jpg

•Bob Streicher was famous for making manually operated single-hole punches for use in editing or repairing paper music rolls. He used spring-activated center punches that he got from some company and modified them to punch a hole rather than to make a center dimple in material. The replacement tips ...

•Dear John, Greetings from The Bronx. In regards to the tapered pin, it looks like an accessory for a spring loaded center-punch. Bob Streicher offered spring-loaded music roll punches which could be ordered in various hole dimensions. You could get tips for the center-punch device for a nine-to-the...

•I'm pretty sure that's the punch end of an automatic centre punch, but not quite the same pattern as illustrated at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_center_punch Tom Lawton

•John Tuttle inquired about a curious part made by Bob Streicher. John, it looks to me to be the "business end" of what is frequently called an Automatic Center Punch or "kangaroo punch". The L. S. Starrett company produced several different sizes. The Model 18C can be found at this link: http://www...

•Hi All, Thank you to the many people who responded to my request for information about the tapered pin. Evidently it is the part that was 'left over' when Bob made the spring-activated hole punches for music rolls. If anyone wants any of these, pay for the postage/packaging and you can have as many...

Forwarded Message: • From: mfontana@magnus.acs.ohio- To: ALL Orig: MBNET Subj: Re: Player Piano > midi c Area: 1-ec.music.ragtime Date: 09/29/95 ============================================================================= •In article , wrote: >Is there, out there, a good source of midi files cut fr...