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
Good luck!
Luis
El jue, 15 sept 2022 a las 16:27, Jan Decher (<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> 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>)
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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*From:* rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <
rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Jan Decher <
wanderjan@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* 14 September 2022 22:46
*To:* rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* [rollei_list] Re: Rollei TLR Strap Repair??
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 <photos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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
And I've been much happier and felt more confident about my camera's
safety ever since.
Best wishes,
Dave
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*From:* rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <
rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Jan Decher <
wanderjan@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* 14 September 2022 22:30
*To:* rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*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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