A Belt in the Bellows

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A Belt in the Bellows

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Yes it would make a good tune title...

I was wondering if any owners of Rogge sets have ever tried to change the arm belt on the bellows.
I replaced the waist belt with a nylon strap and cam buckle and it is SO easy to get in and out of. I
would like to do the same to the arm strap, but the cushion seems to be glued down and I don't want
to make a mess of it. Anyone tried it? Thanks
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Why not just ask the maker? He is a friendly guy and certainly knows and could advise.
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What vintage is your Rogge bellow the old style or new style.

My Rogge bellows from 1999 has the bellows leather cushion also glue and staples.

I have replaced belts on my Rogge bellows with no problems a few times.

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The arm belt in actually screwed onto bellows. The belt has two brass eyelets were the screw goes into.

I managed to see the belt screwed under the leather cushion and was able to get screwdriver to unscrew the belt off.

I used the old belt as template as I needed to punch new holes and attach new brass eyelet in the same place to match the holes under the leather cushion.

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My set is from 2017... I've tried to email Mr. R. on three occasions and never got an answer.
From the look of the pic Fergus, I think I'll just live with the current strap. As the old saying goes if it ain't broke
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Can you upload photo of your 2017 Rogge bellows.

What Andreas Rogge email did you use as I use different one that not listed on this website.

Andreas is on Facebook also

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It´s difficult to get in touch with Mr. Rogge, his mail seems to have some problems, he told me a month ago.
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