Material and Part Suppliers

Material and Part Suppliers
(updated 18/04/2023)

Glues
Loctite high strength retainer
For many years I used this successfully but I have found it a poor choice for silver plated parts so I have reverted to Laminating epoxy which is a very thin epoxy that gells in about an hour and, before fully hardened, can be cleaned up (fingerprints and smears) with Methalated spirit (alcohol)
I still use the loctite for the brass lining in the sliding part as the brass seems toallow it to harden quickly.

I use Delux Materials Aliphatic wood glue
Most model shops will stock it
A 3ml tube sufficient for several sets of pipes can be obtained from Radio Spares
It only costs a few pounds and is a really good product

Threads
The thread that I use to sew the bags and wrap the tenons is a single spun flax (could be linen) thread Now called Barbour Coats linen single shoe
I used to get it from a local saddler (an old boy now dead) but I did save a label from one of the spools and I have now identified the maker of this product.
I also use this thread to make the hand made thread I use for sewing bags (8 threads for bags and 6 threads for bellows Now available from MGreeds via the link above.

Cork etc. Dawkes Music Ltd. now deals with all Retail instrument and accessory sales through the shop (and instrument mail order) with Windcraft looking after all the repair materials, spare parts and Trade and Retail accessories by mail order.

Wind Plus Ltd.
Large stocks of pads, cork, felt, springs, and many other essential supplies for your woodwind repair business.

Model shop with lots of useful stuff

Metals Brass and Nickel Silver Rod and Wire - J Smith and Sons

Leather Supply
Waltham Tannery Superb airtight Leather as used by Jackie Boyce(bag maker to the stars)

Wood A very good supplied of all sorts of wood suitable for pipemaking was John Boddys Now sadly out of business!! another source (untried) G & S Specialist Timber

Imitation Ivory Imitation Ivory Vigopas P71
I bought my supply from an English company:-
Poole & Davidson
27 Magnolia drive
Hazelmere
Bucks
HP15 6RF
Tel: 01494 443932
They imported it from the manufacturer
Raschig GMBH
Mundenheimer StraBe
Ludwigshafen/Rhein
Telex: 04-64887 ralud
Tel: 0621 56181
Specialist leather supplier for Pads etc "Good morning Mike, thank you for your enquiry and we would say that we deal a lot with pianola restorers. We believe that you might require our Natural Basil Calf at 1mm in substance. We have attached a price list for your information. Best wishes, John Newton"

RUSSELL FINE LEATHERS
Coles Farm, Cole Street
Wilby, Eye, Suffolk IP21 5LH
England
Telephone: 01379 388 899
Mobile: 07785 465 882
E-Mail: office@russels.com
Website: www.russels.com.

This site is created and maintained by Mike Nelson for his own pleasure © 1997 Mike Nelson

This site is created and maintained by Mike Nelson for his own pleasure

© 1997 Mike Nelson