For those of your who are interested, the tapes of the Deagan Piano- Vibraharp are available from Bob Edwards, 1240 San Remo, Coral Gables, FL 33146. His phone is: (305) 667-6715 and Fax is: (305) 665-0783. He has more than one tape available, and they are excellent quality tapes. Beatrice Robertson...

Can anyone suggest where to buy the acid-free tape recommended for roll repair? I know we discussed this before, and I convinced myself that I needed to try it, but I *still* haven't gotten around to trying any. If anyone can comment on not only where they found it, but on the price and their experi...

Robert Deland asks about roll repar tape. As I mentioned in my bacon rind nonsense, I've been using Filmoplast P tape, made by the Neschen Co. in Germany. I get it from an Australian company specializing in conservation materials. If there is one such company in Aus., there must be at least twenty i...

> From: "Deland Robert" > Subject: roll repair tape source? > > Can anyone suggest where to buy the acid-free tape recommended for roll > repair? About 15 years ago, Tom Olds in Grand Rapids, MN did some research with a relative who was working with 3M in Minneapolis at the time. It seems that 3M wa...

Jody, I don't remember who sent this in originally but it references a source for the Filmoplast P tape used for roll repairs. Bob Conant Subject: Repair Tape In response to the question of a few days previous, I have used Filmoplast "P" archival tape for roll repair the last nine or ten years. It s...

I called University Products today and they're sending me their catalog. It looks like Filmoplast "P" archival tape is the way to go. I'll keep you posted with pricing and all my experiences when I get the catalog. I got on this kick while speaking with Mark Reinhart about Welte rolls. I'm doing a t...

Karl Ellison wrote: > asked about thin tape for masking end notes on 88-note trackers to > enable foot playing of reproducing rolls. For some time I used ordinary PVC carrier bag plastic strips four notes wide and anchored with Magic Tape above the tracker bar. A strip of cardboard was taped to the ...

If anyone wants a tape of a Seeburg K playing (it has a mandolin bar, flute pipes, piano) There's this tape for sale of one from 1915. I didn't get a copy for myself, so I can't tell the quality, but it's a nickelodeon, what else do you need?? It costs $6.00. Write to: Dennis R. Atkinson P.O. Box 35...

Regarding "Computers Playing Reproducing Pianos" in Digest 961218: The Peter Phillips system was called the Tape Converter. The original system, one of which I owned for a few years, used a standard cassette recorder/player to play the tapes at normal tape speed. The tapes contained Ampico roll imag...

Dee Kavouras wrote: > A few years ago in an AMICA article someone mentioned that he was using > some sort of tape for repairing the chain sections, and which actually > had little chain-like holes in it. Does anyone know about this tape and > where one could obtain some? Now that brings back memorie...

In the MMD of December 19th, Dee Kavouras asks if anyone remembers where there is a source of tape for re-bridging torn chain perforations. I don't know if it's what you are thinking of, Dee, but I mentioned in my original description of my roll-repair table that I make my own bridging tape. It is m...

Greetings all, With all the combined knowledge out there, has anyone a good suggestion on how to remove cellophane tape (what we used to call Scotch tape before the invisible variety came on the market) from a music roll? The _entire_ right edge of this Ampico roll was "repaired", without even strai...

Dean Randall asks about removing cellophane tape from piano rolls. I use white spirit, Dean. At least that's what it's called in Australia. It's used for various jobs like cleaning up oil and grease marks in the home; it's quite colorless (hence "white"), is non-staining and evaporates fairly slowly...

In the 970224 MMDigest, John Phillips wrote: > Dean Randall asks about removing cellophane tape from piano rolls. > I use white spirit, Dean. At least that's what it's called in > Australia. It's used for various jobs like cleaning up oil and > grease marks in the home; it's quite colorless (hence "...

Almost any pressure sensitive tape can be removed with the gentle application of heat. This softens the adhesive and allows for removal without destroying the paper. Unfortunately this is a very slow process. The heat must be applied very slowly and to a small area at a time to avoid warping or weak...

Ref: Note from John Phillips. As a one time chemist, I am always curious about the identification of materials of all kinds. My cross-reference chemical list does not have an entry for "white spirit". Can you enlighten me more, John? Based on your comments I would guess that it is a hydrocarbon base...

•Couldn't resist sharing the results of a little experiment I did back in the days when I knew lots more. I taped some Nancarrow from a rare FM broadcast and thought that it sounded unlike any piano I had ever heard (and I have tried everything from tacks on the hammers to monkey wrenches against th...

•Due to circumstances beyond my control I am rather behind with my MMD reading. However, as I have started reading the latest one first I am replying to the article by Jim Edwards and want to place my order for at least two of those videos which Dan Wilson is going to/may make :-)) What a terrific i...

•Jim Edwards said about pianola-playing instructions: > I do not feel that a booklet is what is needed at all but a good > videotape of someone like Rex Lawson or Dan Wilson at a pianola. > These pianolists can explain their controls and controls found > on other typical upright players and then mov...

•Does anyone know a good solvent for masking tape adhesive, that won't eat plastic keys? Some well-meaning soul put masking tape on the plastic keys to mark the ones that didn't play. Peeling the tape leaves a layer of goo and often part of the paper as well. Alcohol doesn't seem to phase it, and sc...