Hello from Warsaw. Maybe you could ask in some upholstery shop that sells and
repairs leather armchairs, leather car seats etc.? Or contact a local
historical reenactment group? They may either know how to make/repair all their
medieval leather clothes and ornaments, or they may recommend some skilled
craftsman who won’t drain your wallet.
Best,
Pawel
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No, definitely not that kind of cobbler! If you could find a neighbourhood
repairer, that's your person. If he/she don't have the material, you need a
supplier for leather artisans. As Richard said it's not expensive, they cut a
strip the width you need, at least I found that in three stores here in Spain.
One of them:
https://curtidosvicentecatalinalobejon.com/tiras-y-cintas<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcurtidosvicentecatalinalobejon.com%2Ftiras-y-cintas&data=05%7C01%7C%7C24319b7aedcd4e42a95308da9737c010%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637988563353971252%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9slONwgnvoaRp9LqKqCjfHJCmVZGmulR9UhI83mLVWQ%3D&reserved=0>
Good luck!
Luis
El jue, 15 sept 2022 a las 16:27, Jan Decher
(<wanderjan@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:wanderjan@xxxxxxxxx>>) escribió:
Thanks for all the feedback on this quest. I was surprised how difficult this
problem is to solve here in Bonn. None of the three cobblers was willing to
tackle the issue.
I suspect finding the right leather syrap and doing the work is just not worth
their time. In fact, one of them still makes shoes by hand selling them at
1500-2000 € a pair.
I will try the horse tackle shops and other options also in neighbouring
Cologne.
Will upload some new TLR pics tonight.
Jan
On Thu 15. Sep 2022 at 14:28, Richard Urmonas
<richard@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:richard@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I second Luis' suggestion. Many larger towns have a leather worker of some
kind, and for them a strap is easily made. While I have not had a camera strap
made, I have had similar leather work done and it was surprisingly inexpensive.
Richard Urmonas
On 9/15/22 04:54, Luis Salazar Rabasa wrote:
Some years ago I bought black leather strips in a store here in my town and
made holes in them for my SL35 and lens cases. Very strong and reliable, old
ones were worn-out. If you can buy the leather, a good cobbler can rivet it to
your old clips.
Luis
El jue, 15 sept 2022 a las 0:11, David Stumpp
(<photos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:photos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>) escribió:
I think that I've saved my own clips from my leather straps in case I ever
needed them. The textile solution felt better to me, though, in the end. Again,
this isn't the exact strap that I bought, and I likely wouldn't have purchased
one that hadn't been sold from either in the UK or Europe (pre-Brexit). The
selection does seem to have changed. I remember seeing a better array of
possibilities at the time.
Anyway, best of luck on your hunt!
Cheers,
Dave
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Hi Dave,
those would be fine, although I would really would like to reuse my old clips.
But the Chinese seller says explicitly “Doesn’t post to Germany” in this
auction.
Jan
On Sep 14, 2022, at 11:41 PM, David Stumpp
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Hi Jan,
Do you prefer the old leather straps? The reason I ask, I've been using a newer
weaved cotton (I think) strap, complete with the original style clips.
Something like, though not exactly like, this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255604167903?hash=item3b833214df:g:RxYAAOSwjiFbM1qj&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsBGGLgVQFObh6CoK015cYQd5ipHuiaCFcW2lgGV%2Bk1VRzrNkXRVQ4kKUh1ENIeQnOyBIZgRb0IwftoOEpMo7ll3ULAI%2FoOiqWOR1AKv5V%2BstpB5yV8N7rLbdbMhxGpcchBX6zT6TncjS%2BNLIubNEOskkkQ9W9jwmbE%2FPF5XacpCQuXZdd49eRG7QIOb7c1%2BchR5ffDXsDCVUKgVEXhlFfR%2Fjt4kt%2FXU2VNXKbuOMNGUI%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-iz9N7nYA<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F255604167903%3Fhash%3Ditem3b833214df%3Ag%3ARxYAAOSwjiFbM1qj%26amdata%3Denc%253AAQAHAAAAsBGGLgVQFObh6CoK015cYQd5ipHuiaCFcW2lgGV%252Bk1VRzrNkXRVQ4kKUh1ENIeQnOyBIZgRb0IwftoOEpMo7ll3ULAI%252FoOiqWOR1AKv5V%252BstpB5yV8N7rLbdbMhxGpcchBX6zT6TncjS%252BNLIubNEOskkkQ9W9jwmbE%252FPF5XacpCQuXZdd49eRG7QIOb7c1%252BchR5ffDXsDCVUKgVEXhlFfR%252Fjt4kt%252FXU2VNXKbuOMNGUI%257Ctkp%253ABk9SR-iz9N7nYA&data=05%7C01%7C%7C24319b7aedcd4e42a95308da9737c010%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637988563353971252%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qVeRYelvFHvam7WYncsGfDLcH3ZCdSURQY7qpAmGM90%3D&reserved=0>
And I've been much happier and felt more confident about my camera's safety
ever since.
Best wishes,
Dave
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Subject: [rollei_list] Rollei TLR Strap Repair??
Hi Everyone,
during my vacation in the Northeastern United States my Rolleiflex 3.4E leather
strap broke. Does anyone know a good leather repair person in Europe, who can
fit a new solid leather strap on the original Rollei “crocodile" clips? Or
where can I buy these straps.
Fortunately, the strap broke when I took the camera out of the camera bag, not
when I was carrying it around my neck.
I also had a Maxwel screen for the Rolleiflex SL66 shipped to me within the US
and had three 120 film develped by LeZot Camera in Burlington, Vermont, while I
was in the state, avoiding potential fogging with the airport X-ray. And yes,
LeZot can actually process 120 Ektachrome 100.
Jan---
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