Ian,  Thanks very much, this is the plastic paper I was thinking about
and it does indeed help.

Robbie, post this for everyone, this is the paper I was thinking about.
So it costs more -- who cares if it really does the job!  You are
usually only going to copy a roll once.

Jim Crank

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 From: "Ian Alderman / Roy Davis"
 To: "Jim Crank"
 Subj: Plastic paper

Dear Jim,  Greetings from England.  I make music rolls for street
organs, and the material I use is called "Polyart 3" 90 gsw (that
last bit refers to its thickness).  My suppliers are a firm called
"Robert Horne Paper", based in England; not a lot of use to you.
But I know they import it from France or Belgium.

I contacted my suppliers, and they tell me that Polyart 3 is supplied
by at least two companies in America: "XTED" and "Clempitt Paper".
Polyart is not particularly cheap, but that is because I have to buy
a minimum quantity -- one reel, which contains about 2000 metres of
paper, and is about 1500 mm wide.  That is enough for two year's work
for me, but less than one day's supply for the paper industry.

The roll is very heavy, and the next problem is to fine a firm that
specializes in paper slitting.  The machines which slit the paper are
very accurate, but you have to make sure that the man who sets the
machine up is equally accurate.

A lot of my music rolls are in America, and if you wanted to see the
Polyart 3, then you could contact Tom Griffiths or Terry Bender, if
by happy chance you know them.

If you want to forward this note to MMD then do so, because I have seen
that they like everyone to share the good news.  I hope this helps.

Yours sincerely,
Ian Alderman
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