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  • 1.  carbon paper

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 07-06-2015 15:47

    I like to use carbon paper to make string marks on the hammers for una corda voicing, when they don't have existing string marks from wear (and when I file and re-align the hammers). Sources have become a bit slender over the years with the demise of the typewriter. I was running low, and went into my university bookstore on the off chance they might have some. They did, both "carbon paper" and "transfer paper," in the art supply section. So that is another place to look in case you need some.

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    Fred Sturm
    University of New Mexico
    fssturm@unm.edu
    http://fredsturm.net
    http://www.artoftuning.com
    "We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same." - Carlos Casteneda
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  • 2.  RE: carbon paper

    Posted 07-06-2015 16:08
    Also, in a pinch, dental disclosure tape works fine and it's easier to carry than a whole sheet of carbon paper.

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  • 3.  RE: carbon paper

    Posted 07-06-2015 16:51
    Brilliant. Love your resourcefulness, Fred. I did a job like that the other day without any carbon paper and it was a bit harrowing, to say the least.
    DA

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  • 4.  RE: carbon paper

    Posted 07-07-2015 03:36
    Hi, Fred,

    Another good source, though highly variable, is the ubiquitous ebay....

    This link brings up lots of choices:

    http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xcarbon+paper.TRS0&_nkw=carbon+paper&_sacat=0

    For this work, I prefer black carbon paper...maybe has something to do
    with vision; but, black works very well for me.

    Also, I prefer to get older "vintage" supplies...many of the old
    typewriter companies had their own brands of paper (Remington,
    Smith-Corona, Underwood, etc); and, these seem to be of higher
    quality...(...at least they seem to last longer...)...that later
    production stuff.

    A "fold" (100 sheets) will probably last a lifetime. The only problem
    is that, if stored where the environment is too hot, the carbon will dry
    out and flake off.

    Kind regards.

    Horace


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  • 5.  RE: carbon paper

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 07-07-2015 07:22

    I get mine at Staples. They still carry it.

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    Paul T. Williams RPT
    Director of Piano Services
    School of Music
    813 Assembly St
    University of South Carolina
    Columbia, SC 29208
    pwilliams@mozart.sc.edu
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  • 6.  RE: carbon paper

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 07-07-2015 11:05

    Seam marking transfer paper can work.  It can be picked up at a fabric store.

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    Robert Callaghan
    Reno NV
    775-287-2140
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