Hi all, I am Berley A. Firmin II of LaCombe, Louisiana. i joined the other group but then saw all the spam. I hope to contunue learning from all of you. Berley...
Welcome Berley, are you a builder, hopeful builder or observer and enjoyer of these wonderful instruments? Jim Partrick - St. Joseph, Mi. antoinefirmin1...
Thanks, Jim. I have been a professional restorer, DBA Polyhymnia Musical Restorations, since 1981. I really want to build my own 105, as I am in the process of...
Depending on what type of glue they used, I find that white distilled vinegar will loosen the old style glues and sometimes denatured alcahol will loosen some...
Hi all, The bellows were separated by two wood strips, about 3/4" square cross section. They were REALLY stuck together. I was advised they weren't really...
Hi Berley, Yes as you found out, they are glued together. It's a good idea to carefully measure the total width of the pump before separating the two halves...
Hi Bob, That is a very good idea the measurements. I did do that. (I have learned this lesson LONG ago! Hah!) From what I can see of one of the papers inside,...
OK guys, someone besides me must be out there working their hearts out trying to get a 105 put together (someday)!!! Who is doing what?? I just finished...
sounds great.. gee 50 organs.. thats amazing... I am just restoring my roll case and waiting for some motor cloth. I suspect a few more months and i ll be...
Hi Jim, I'm building a 105 out here in NM. Slow and steady progress, however several years away from a playing organ. Career still competes for my shop time,...
Sounds good, Les. How about some photos when you get it back together. Jim les <bert@...> wrote: sounds great.. gee 50 organs.. thats amazing... I am...
Great to hear from someone from New Mexico. Here in Michigan I have been working on my unit since 1999. My excuses for getting sidetracked were my wife got...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180148416137 Any insight? When I talked to Roberts mechanical instruments, he really poo pooed these blocks....
Jim, great topic to get this group talking again. I think summer is a hard time for lots of us to spend time on organ building with all the other activities...
I notice now the sale is back up. Don't know what happened there. I would have to see one and examine it open it, etc. before I could give you an idea of its...
... them or send us pics or to another auction to konw what you are talking about. ... Lynn, I'm not sure what your saying. When I click on the ebay link, the...
I don't know about these valves, but as they are made in Wichita KS, I suspect they are made by either George Cooper, who ran Mechanical Music for many years,...
... deal? ... them or send us pics or to another auction to konw what you are talking about. ... I purchased some of the Valve Blocks. While the workmanship...
Great job, Steve. Don't worry about making some modifications to your organ. It may surprise you if you knew how many did that. My mentor in Indiana made a...
We were discussing making a video about covering bellows on the old 105 site before it became a porn site. Has there been any more thought about making a...
Hi Jim, I have one of these things under construction. All pipes but the trumpets are done. The vacuum bellows is done as are the windchest, pneumatic board,...
I was wondering if anyone in the group has purchased the plans for the 125 roll punch selling on ebay? Or has built the punch? I was wondering how hard it is...
Following up on Jim Williams posting in the 070826 MMDigest <http://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives/Digests/200708/2007.08.26.05.html>, I'd like to offer for sale a...
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