Ron Torrela wrote... > As I was saying... now that I've steamed out the old leather, I have to > figure out how to get hide glue into the crack and then the replacement > leather *without shoving the glue out*. I'm wondering if I should just > apply the glue to the leather, then shove it in. > It sounds to me like the colon stuff is the same as `parchment paper'...I think that comes from sheep. This is standard for hinging the escapement prells on the Viennese action...access in Europe to parchment is to say the least easier than in NA. A good source is old bookbinders' scraps. As for gluing in the leather in its slot...try putting a *very* thin hide glue coat on the leather, letting it dry. Slip the leather into the slot and heat to soften the glue. Stephen Birkett (Fortepianos) Waterloo, Ontario, Canada tel: 519-885-2228 fax: 519-763-4686
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