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Hi Randy, Bob and All, I recently purchased a replica 105 and found myself in need of rolls. Following up Bob's recent information regarding Mike Grant, I...
Terry, Thanks! I scanned Mike's catalog after my posting thinking I would post it but since it had images it created a huge file even with compression. Your...
Hi All, Just got back from my vacation in Hawaii and boy am I rested. I hit the shop runnin full speed. I am finishing up on the valve blocks . These suckers...
Mike Grant's rolls are great. I'm sure he isn't "getting rich" off of this, but he's doing a great service to organ owners. Mike told me once he does not...
good going mark.. I ve been put on hold for a few more weeks.. I ran out of room so I am adding 220 sq feet to my shop.. I can barely fit one organ in it. I ...
Hi Les. You're more correct than you realize with your "boat" analogy! First you buy the little rowboat, and then it's not big enough, so you buy a bigger...
... appear on my screen. Good luck on the shop expansion. I am thinking about building my own shop here behind the house because the owner of the building that...
I have made the molds to cast drum wing carvings in a plastic type of material. 100.00 for the pair of castings if anyone is interested in the castings. I do...
I'm not building a 153, but I do have an original 153 facade that I could part with. It includes the two side cabinets for the drums. It will need a lot of...
All... If your looking to use Dr. Blacks Power Train list of parts, I can save you some money. Two of the more expensive parts on the list are the Browning...
I know this groups is composed of people building replica Wurlitzer 105's but I hope I am not out of line by posting this message. A few years ago a friend of...
Currently on eBay there is a set of drum wing carvings for the 105. I know who the seller is and he has made a mold set from an original carving and...
Hi all, A week or so ago I just noticed my 125 roll frame supply spool is missing. Last week there was one up for grabs on E-Bay, which I bid on but did not...
Hello all pipe organ enthusists. I am building one from the Bob Stanoszek plans. I covered the wind bellows with the rubberized cloth and did not use the...
... I am not sure what wood strip you are referring to. I am guessing it is the strip along the edges of the moveable and stationary boards. After the leather...
I asked Dr Bill Black about the strip and if I remember right it is just one half of a 1/4" round dowel, or 1/4" half round. It has to be tapered down near...
Good morning Marvin and all! I felt I might be able to help here, as on my organ I was basically in the same position. I actually covered my pump twice before...
This is a complex technique to recover pipe organ reservoirs or feeders. It includes two kinds of leather a stiff one and a flexible one. The stiff leather...
You should be able to have one machined for about half of the cost of the eBay spool. I also bid on it because I thought I would have it adapted for 165 size...
... of the ... Ebay is great for those things you absolutely can't find by going out and looking. But it is generally expensive, because the rare stuff is ...
Thank you very much for the honest reply. I have already covered four wind bellows and the resevoir only to witness a disaster when operated with only one...
Hello Randy! Boy, what good instructions! Your analysis makes good sense. Also, that many hours of operation says a lot for the procedure you describe. I...
If your offering to help me do a bellows right, then count me in. I'd love to learn how to do this right. St. Louis is a 5 hour drive for me. That and the...
Happy Friday Randy! One detail that continues to plague my wind bellows project is the mystery of how much fold ( angle of leather pointed inward) as viewed...
Hello David--count me in on this schooling--I live in New Richmon, Ohio--a small rivertown about 19 miles east of Cincinnati. There is at least two of us that...