From: Robert Newcomb (Robert.Newcomb@gactr.uga.edu)
Date: 01/28/03-07:34:13 AM Z
I understand that Universal Bellows Company is no longer in bussiness.
Western Bellows Co. in Calif makes wonderful bellows. They have recently
moved but are still in bussiness. westernbellows@aol.com is/was their
email address. I will post the new mailing address soon as I don't have
it with me today. My 14x17 bellows cost about $400.
Robert N.
Sandy King wrote:
> Wow, is that true? Could I really have a bellows for a 12X20 or 20X24
> camera made for $150? Do they have a web page?
>
> Sandy King
>
> >I'm quite happy with the two bellows Universal has made for me.
> >Last I checked, they wanted $150 for ANY size bellows.
> >
> >Bill
> >---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >From: Richard Knoppow <dickburk@ix.netcom.com>
> >Reply-to: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 15:54:19 -0800
> >
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Breukel, C. (HKG)" <C.Breukel@lumc.nl>
> >>To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> >>Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 8:05 AM
> >>Subject: OT;Bellows repair
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I just obtained this wondeflull 8*10 Toyo field camera,
> >>but unfortunatly is
> >>> the bellows leaky. At the horizontal seam (I mean the
> >>place were the bellows
> >>> are joined) a cm or so is coming apart: I guess that
> >>should not be too hard
> >>> too repair, but what kind of glue should I use?
> >>>
> >>> Perhaps more difficult are a lot of small pinholes in the
> >>corners of the
> >>> folds, is you look close at these places, you'll see that
> >>the rubberlike
> >>> overcoat is gone.
> >>>
> >>> How should one repair these?
> >>>
> >>> I did remember that Dick Sullivan recommanded someing
> >>which is used to
> >>> repair the roof of houses, called Elastoseal (diging in
> >>the archives I found
> >>> info form 1999). He even sold the stuff in smaller cans,
> >>but could not find
> >>> it on his catalogue.
> >>>
> >>> Do people have experience with this stuff?
> >>>
> >>> Ideas and feedback on these problems appreciated!
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>>
> >>> Cor
> >> I've never had much luck with patching bellows. When a
> >>bellows starts developing pin holes its because some
> >>component is disintegrating and you will have more holes
> >>with time. About the only really satisfactory solution is a
> >>new bellows. I am appending a list of bellows makers below.
> >>I've had experience with Flexible Products in Fla and don't
> >>recommend them. While the bellows they made for my 8x10
> >>Agfa/Ansco camera are servicable I was not much impressed by
> >>the workmanship. The English bellows company seems to be the
> >>only one who will make genuine leather bellows, if that is
> >>desired. They also have an excellent reputation. I've not
> >>seen their work. I have seen bellows made by Western
> >>Bellows, they were excellent.
> >> Any bellows maker will want the old bellows as a pattern
> >>or at least the old frames.
> >>
> >>Camera Bellows
> >>Unit 3-5
> >>St. Pauls Road
> >>Balsall Heath
> >>Birmingham
> >>B12 8NG
> >>http://www.camerabellows.com/
> >>Tel: +44 (0) 121 440 1695
> >>Fax +44 (0) 121 440 0972
> >>
> >>Flexible Products Co.
> >>14504 60th St. N.
> >>Clearwater, FL 33760
> >>(727) 536-3142
> >>(800) 551-3766
> >>Fax: (727) 535-1295
> >>http://www.flexproducts.com
> >>info@flexproducts.com
> >>
> >>Joe Merry
> >>Turner Bellows Inc.
> >>526 Child Street
> >>Rochester NY, 14606
> >>(716) 235-4456 x202
> >>jmerry@turnerbellows.com
> >>http://www.turnerbellows.com
> >>
> >>
> >>Universal Bellows
> >>25 Hanse Avenue
> >>Freeport, NY 11520
> >>tel. 516-378-1264
> >>
> >>Western Bellows Company
> >>9340 7th Street, Suite G,
> >>Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
> >>909-980-0606
> >>
> >>
> >>---
> >>Richard Knoppow
> >>Los Angeles, CA, USA
> >>dickburk@ix.netcom.com
> >>
> >>
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