diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition.js b/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition.js
index 7b89c339..a2156eb0 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition.js
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import DeleteButton from '../ascribe_buttons/delete_button';
 import GlobalNotificationModel from '../../models/global_notification_model';
 import GlobalNotificationActions from '../../actions/global_notification_actions';
 
+import Note from './note';
+
 import ApiUrls from '../../constants/api_urls';
 import AppConstants from '../../constants/application_constants';
 
@@ -100,7 +102,12 @@ let Edition = React.createClass({
         this.transitionTo('pieces');
     },
 
+    getId() {
+        return {'bitcoin_id': this.props.edition.bitcoin_id};
+    },
+
     render() {
+        console.log(!!this.props.edition.public_note || this.props.edition.acl.acl_edit)
         return (
             <Row>
                 <Col md={6}>
@@ -153,13 +160,25 @@ let Edition = React.createClass({
                         title="Notes"
                         show={(this.state.currentUser.username && true || false) ||
                                 (this.props.edition.acl.acl_edit || this.props.edition.public_note)}>
-                        <EditionPersonalNote
-                            currentUser={this.state.currentUser}
-                            handleSuccess={this.props.loadEdition}
-                            edition={this.props.edition}/>
-                        <EditionPublicEditionNote
-                            handleSuccess={this.props.loadEdition}
-                            edition={this.props.edition}/>
+                        <Note
+                            id={this.getId}
+                            label={getLangText('Personal note (private)')}
+                            defaultValue={this.props.edition.private_note ? this.props.edition.private_note : null}
+                            placeholder='Enter your comments ...'
+                            editable={true}
+                            successMessage='Private note saved'
+                            url={ApiUrls.note_private_edition}
+                            currentUser={this.state.currentUser}/>
+                        <Note
+                            id={this.getId}
+                            label={getLangText('Edition note (public)')}
+                            defaultValue={this.props.edition.public_note ? this.props.edition.public_note : null}
+                            placeholder='Enter your comments ...'
+                            editable={!!this.props.edition.acl.acl_edit}
+                            show={!!this.props.edition.public_note || !!this.props.edition.acl.acl_edit}
+                            successMessage='Public edition note saved'
+                            url={ApiUrls.note_public_edition}
+                            currentUser={this.state.currentUser}/>
                     </CollapsibleParagraph>
 
                     <CollapsibleParagraph
@@ -312,7 +331,7 @@ let EditionPersonalNote = React.createClass({
         if (this.props.currentUser.username && true || false) {
             return (
                 <Form
-                    url={ApiUrls.note_notes}
+                    url={ApiUrls.note_private_edition}
                     handleSuccess={this.showNotification}>
                     <Property
                         name='note'
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_detail/note.js b/js/components/ascribe_detail/note.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e41a3184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_detail/note.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+'use strict';
+
+import React from 'react';
+
+import Form from './../ascribe_forms/form';
+import Property from './../ascribe_forms/property';
+import InputTextAreaToggable from './../ascribe_forms/input_textarea_toggable';
+
+import GlobalNotificationModel from '../../models/global_notification_model';
+import GlobalNotificationActions from '../../actions/global_notification_actions';
+
+import { getLangText } from '../../utils/lang_utils';
+
+let Note = React.createClass({
+    propTypes: {
+        url: React.PropTypes.string,
+        id: React.PropTypes.func,
+        label: React.PropTypes.string,
+        currentUser: React.PropTypes.object,
+        defaultValue: React.PropTypes.string,
+        editable: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        show: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        placeholder: React.PropTypes.string,
+        successMessage: React.PropTypes.string
+    },
+
+    getDefaultProps() {
+        return {
+            editable: true,
+            show: true,
+            placeholder: 'Enter a note',
+            successMessage: 'Note saved'
+        };
+    },
+
+    showNotification(){
+        let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(this.props.successMessage, 'success');
+        GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
+    },
+
+    render() {
+        if ((this.props.currentUser.username && true || false) && this.props.show) {
+            return (
+                <Form
+                    url={this.props.url}
+                    getFormData={this.props.id}
+                    handleSuccess={this.showNotification}>
+                    <Property
+                        name='note'
+                        label={this.props.label}
+                        editable={this.props.editable}>
+                        <InputTextAreaToggable
+                            rows={1}
+                            editable={this.props.editable}
+                            defaultValue={this.props.defaultValue}
+                            placeholder={this.props.placeholder}/>
+                    </Property>
+                    <hr />
+                </Form>
+            );
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+});
+
+export default Note
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece_container.js b/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece_container.js
index dd638366..97cd76c1 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece_container.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece_container.js
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ import DeleteButton from '../ascribe_buttons/delete_button';
 import GlobalNotificationModel from '../../models/global_notification_model';
 import GlobalNotificationActions from '../../actions/global_notification_actions';
 
-import Form from '../ascribe_forms/form';
-import Property from '../ascribe_forms/property';
-import InputTextAreaToggable from '../ascribe_forms/input_textarea_toggable';
+import Note from './note';
 
 import ApiUrls from '../../constants/api_urls';
 import AppConstants from '../../constants/application_constants';
@@ -146,6 +144,10 @@ let PieceContainer = React.createClass({
         GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
     },
 
+    getId() {
+        return {'id': this.state.piece.id};
+    },
+
     render() {
         if('title' in this.state.piece) {
             return (
@@ -193,7 +195,20 @@ let PieceContainer = React.createClass({
                         <HistoryIterator
                             history={this.state.piece.loan_history} />
                     </CollapsibleParagraph>
-
+                    <CollapsibleParagraph
+                        title="Notes"
+                        show={(this.state.currentUser.username && true || false) ||
+                                (this.state.piece.public_note)}>
+                        <Note
+                            id={this.getId}
+                            label={getLangText('Personal note (private)')}
+                            defaultValue={this.state.piece.private_note ? this.state.piece.private_note : null}
+                            placeholder='Enter your comments ...'
+                            editable={true}
+                            successMessage='Private note saved'
+                            url={ApiUrls.note_private_piece}
+                            currentUser={this.state.currentUser}/>
+                    </CollapsibleParagraph>
                     <CollapsibleParagraph
                         title="Further Details"
                         show={this.state.piece.acl.acl_edit
@@ -207,11 +222,7 @@ let PieceContainer = React.createClass({
                             otherData={this.state.piece.other_data}
                             handleSuccess={this.loadPiece}/>
                     </CollapsibleParagraph>
-                    {
-                        //<PersonalNote
-                        //    piece={this.state.piece}
-                        //    currentUser={this.state.currentUser}/>
-                    }
+
                 </Piece>
             );
         } else {
@@ -224,43 +235,4 @@ let PieceContainer = React.createClass({
     }
 });
 
-
-let PersonalNote = React.createClass({
-    propTypes: {
-        piece: React.PropTypes.object,
-        currentUser: React.PropTypes.object
-    },
-    showNotification(){
-        let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(getLangText('Jury note saved'), 'success');
-        GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
-    },
-
-    render() {
-        if (this.props.currentUser.username && true || false) {
-            return (
-                <Form
-                    url={ApiUrls.note_notes}
-                    handleSuccess={this.showNotification}>
-                    <Property
-                        name='value'
-                        label={getLangText('Jury note')}
-                        editable={true}>
-                        <InputTextAreaToggable
-                            rows={1}
-                            editable={true}
-                            defaultValue={this.props.piece.note_from_user ? this.props.piece.note_from_user.note : null}
-                            placeholder={getLangText('Enter your comments...')}/>
-                    </Property>
-                    <Property hidden={true} name='piece_id'>
-                        <input defaultValue={this.props.piece.id}/>
-                    </Property>
-                    <hr />
-                </Form>
-            );
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-});
-
-
 export default PieceContainer;
diff --git a/js/constants/api_urls.js b/js/constants/api_urls.js
index f56879e5..8e2545e7 100644
--- a/js/constants/api_urls.js
+++ b/js/constants/api_urls.js
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ let ApiUrls = {
     'editions': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'editions/', // this should be moved to the one below
     'editions_list': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'pieces/${piece_id}/editions/',
     'licenses': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'ownership/licenses/',
-    'note_notes': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'note/notes/',
-    'note_edition': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'note/edition_notes/',
+    'note_private_edition': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'note/private/editions/',
+    'note_private_piece': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'note/private/pieces/',
+    'note_public_edition': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'note/public/editions/',
+    'note_public_piece': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'note/public/pieces/',
     'ownership_consigns': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'ownership/consigns/',
     'ownership_consigns_confirm': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'ownership/consigns/confirm/',
     'ownership_consigns_deny': AppConstants.apiEndpoint + 'ownership/consigns/deny/',