OT - Reed Organ rebuilding - suppliers?

[Ron Nossaman]

At 01:21 PM 10/27/99 -0400, you wrote:
>An internet deprived  customer of mine is rebuilding an old reed organ. He 
>wants  info as to where to buy supplies like felt and leather. ( I think the 
>piano supply places are just too thin in this area.)
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thank you,
>Bill Simon
>Phoenix


Player Piano Co. Inc
704 E. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 263-3241

Advise him to replace ALL the leather, felt, and cloth, even if it looks
ok, or he doesn't really want to, with something similar to what was there
(resist synthetics). Test sub-assemblies and reeds before assembling and
assuming it will work. They may be just slightly glorified harmonicas, but
it's still pretty easy to screw the job up. Done right, they're really neat.


Ron N