I sold one of my nickelodeons that used a unique roll partly because of
the poor quality of the paper used in the recut roll.  The paper folds
easily and has too much of a wax coating.  Take off the wax and the
paper is much like that used in the local phone book.  Original rolls
were not wax-coated and worked just fine.

I am looking for a paper source for making recut rolls.  I have been
told horror stories from the people currently cutting rolls.  They have
to throw away as many rolls as they recut and cannot cut as many copies
at a time.  This is a problem that will affect all player piano owners.
QRS refused a whole tractor trailer load of paper due to its poor
quality.

I am located in a part of the country that is full of paper mills.  But
I need to know the technical terms to describe the type of paper we are
seeking.  Amazingly I supplied samples of some good green paper I had
from a Wurlitzer APP roll.  The mill recognized it as a paper they had
made at one time but no longer.  I have tried to explain to them the
quality of paper I am seeking and that I don't care about the color of
the paper.

If you take the current paper most recutters are using today you will
notice how thin the paper is and how easily it can be damaged.  Take
three rolls outside into the sunlight and you will find three different
colors of paper, to further demonstrate the poor quality of the paper.
The current paper is actually made to use as packing paper, and you will
find it at your local building center on Pella windows.  The paper that
I have found I like is the paper on top of little cakes of butter at old
diners.

Don Teach