Sandy King (sanking@hubcap.clemson.edu)
Thu, 22 Jul 1999 12:10:46 -0500
Does anyone know of a really good set of plans/instructions for making
bellows that might be available on the internet. I have made several
bellows in the past but always with a glitch or two. Now I am thinking
about re-doing the bellows on my 12X20 and really want to get it right!
Sandy King
>Martin,
>
>As the country's preeminent restorer of Deardorff cameras, you can send them
>to me to have them replaced. The material used is a rubberized fabric on the
>inside and a high quality nylon on the outside. The bellows maker I use not
>only makes the bellows for my own cameras as well as my clients, but was the
>original maker for Deardorff when they were in business. The price for an 8 X
>10 square/taper bellows is $280 including the charge to put them on the your
>original frames. No current bellows maker offers leather anymore in the US as
>no one seems to be able to acquire the thin leather needed. Besides Deardorff
>never made leather bellows for their cameras, so leather would not be
>original. I will also be making a large run of Deardorff mahogany lens boards
>this week, so if anyone is interested, please contact me offline.
>
>Patrick Alt
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