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You can cut it with a sharp razor blade, shorten it as needed, then
glue it back together with crazy glue.

Sounds crazy, but in an earlier life, I repaired recorders, slide
projectors, ect, and this was done when we didn't have the right size
o-ring belt.

it works!


As I recall, there were kits sold to fabricate recorder belts from bulk belt
material by cutting a piece and splicing with a type of Crazy Glue. I have
successfully shortened salvaged recorder belts and spliced with Crazy Glue
using this method to provide replacement belts. The cut should be made
diagonally with a razor blade to get the largest bonding area possible . It
does help to have spare material for practice. And this is applicable only
to small belting without a fabric core.

Everything considered, I would buy a replacement belt unless you are just
fascinated with the process.

SJF