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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] rollers :Replace or Grind....

From: Jerry Korb <jkorb@...>
Date: 2005-10-22

 

lsf5275@... wrote:

Iagree. I have had no trouble with MA tapes when the rollers were in propershape. Markus has nice replacement rollers that I retrofit to my Tron andthey are great. They are slightly larger in diameter that the originalrollers and have quite a nice "bite" to them. I think they are about fivebucks each, but you must fit them into your old key springs. If you don'twant to d this yourself, you can send your key springs to Markus and hewill install them for you, or you can send them to me and I will. --  Frank



Greetings Gang,

Roller replacement or refinishing is an all-important issue w. each
restoration project .   DK once sold orig. complete pinch-roller
assembles for $10 each, before supplies ran low.

Roller diameter isn't as critical as width and its consistency.
Too hard , you'll scuff tapes. Too soft, could cause playability issues.
Nice of you to offer your services Frank, w. a tinyadvert for MR .
I'm sure folks will keep that in mind.....

Cheers, JK   (....buys Land Rover parts from Land Rover )