Hi Ron I use lining leather that I buy at Tandy Leather stores. It is thin, pebble finished on one side and raw on the other. It is available in a dark brown like the old belts too. The only thing I don't like is that it can be a little stretchy, so I make belts slightly shorter, that way there's more tension and the stretchiness doesn't affect the belt. I cut it with a metal straight edge and an exacto knife. The commercial belting is not die cut, and since a cow has curves, the belting is wavy. I have purchased ling pieces of belting where only a very little was usable. Lately I have purchased those new neoprene belts on ebay from Vince Garcia, and I love them. They work great, and there's no gluing necessary, and they look original on the machine. They may not be traditional, but they work! And no thump where the glue joint is. (if you don't make a good enough lap joint). John Robles
--- On Sat, 11/20/10, Ron L'Herault <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ron L'Herault <[email protected]> Subject: [Phono-L] Edison machine belts To: [email protected], "'Antique Phonograph List'" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 8:26 AM I was wondering if anyone supplies the nice thin cross section leather belt material as found on Edison machines. The modern belt material that I've encountered so far has been comparatively thick and, especially for Standards, a tad wide, it seems. The inside of the belt material is also rather "fuzzy" and not as smooth grained as the original. Thanks, Ron L'Herault _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
