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Hello to everyone!

I'm searching new rubber gaskets for my Columbia Soundbox.

Where can I order them?
Thanks!

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Ciao Mike, I guess you already know that what looks as a "flat" gasket is instead a hardened piece of white tubing - it's up to your ability to cut a piece of the appropriate length and put it in place. Here are some step-by-step directions:

http://www.nipperhead.com/old/reproducers.htm

You can buy some by searching on eBay or elsewhere with the keywords "gramophone soundbox gasket rubber".

If the tubing will be hidden inside the soundbox - as it seems by the picture you uploaded - we Europeans usually prefer to replace this white tubing with a tubing that is normally used to repair bicycle valves: it has an ivory colour and it's softer than the standard white tubing, in most cases you will notice a slight sound improvement. This can also be searched on eBay or elsewhere by using the keywords "bike valve rubber tubing".

Thank you, Inigo. Grazie Marco, sono ottimi suggerimenti, ne terrò conto.

I've ordered gasket replacements from APSCO http://www.antiquephono.com/default.asp