Hello !

Here in Germany we have also many different materials to cover bellows.
In our opinion the best for Orchestrions etc. is rubbercloth in different
thickness. It starts with thin rubbercloth (0.16 mm) for small bellows
up to thick doublecloth for pumps. I think it can be possible to find
also in USA a fabrik where you can buy direct, it is mostly a question
of quantity.

I follow now since a long time the discussion about material for
restauration of mechanical music instruments. We always have a big stock
of these materials and can sell them as well. This is not a business for
us, it covers more or less our expenses, but through these we are able
to buy in a quantity where we can get exactly what we need direct from
the fabrik (some of the items are specially made for us). I have put a
list of the material at a homepage:

      http://home.t-online.de/home/0672249217/zubeh.htm

If this is to long for you or if you are also interested in new
Musicboxes, Birdboxes, Birdcages and Whistlers you can visit our regular
homepage at:

     http://home.t-online.de/home/mmm-gmbh

Also, when someone of you comes to Germany, we are only about 1 hour
drive from the Frankfurt Airport and you are always welcome to see a
professional workshop for the restauration of pneumatic Musicinstruments
or you can see how Birdboxes etc. are made or you can visit our Museum
"Siegfried's Mechanisches Musikkabinett" or or or.

Greetings to all from the romantic part of the river Rhine in Germany.

Joerg Wendel
MMM-GmbH