Hi Jon, does that apply to eczaine too? Thatīs what itīs called right? Kristinn At 20:57 17.12.2000 -0500, you wrote: >Glue will not hold well over time on the smooth side of leather. If the suede >side needs to be on the outside, then both sides need to have the suede >texture. > >Jon Page > >At 06:46 PM 12/17/2000 -0700, you wrote: >>Hi Diane >>Why do you say that the deerskin is the best ?What others have you tried?Has >>the leather been put on with the rough side in or out.?It should be out.When >>glueing the leather on it has to be done in 2 steps.It is not glued onto the >>entire hammer but only at the base of the hammer felt and hammer molding >> >>Regards >>Murray >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Diane Hofstetter" <dianepianotuner@hotmail.com> >> > Dave, >> > >> > I am fortunate to live in a town with a tannery. If I could understand >> > better what to ask for, I could probably drive over one afternoon and get >>it rather than start up a new account with Jahn in Germany and wait and >>wait... >> > >> > I have tried several different kinds of leather from that tannery so far >> > and so far the deerskin has been the best, but it's very mellow. Perhaps >>if> I can get some of the leather made by Herzog, the folks at the tannery >>would> know what it is. >> > >> > The ideas I put forth on pianotech as a research arm can best be >> > illustrated by this. If we collectively can find what the best materialis >> > and even find a domestic source, then anyone who has the need of >>maintaining> instruments at a higher level with less effort can benefit >>from all our >> > efforts.> >> > Thank you for your information! >> > >> > Diane >> > >> > >> > >From: Dave Doremus <algiers_piano@bellsouth.net> >> >> > >>The original leather on the hammers was European >> > >>doeskin........etc. >> > > >> > > >> > >Murray is right, and the best leather I've used is from Herzog in >> > >Germany, I believe called hirsch and elsch, correct me if I'm wrong. >> > >Stretch and thickness are important as is consistency in flesh vs >> > >skin side. Do not use American supply house buckskin, it's too coarse >> > >and heavy. I think that Jahn will supply what they call hammer >> > >leather which comes from Herzog and should be better than the >> > >American stuff. I dont think anything currently made (and there are >> > >those much more knowledgable than me who can add to this Im sure) is >> > >even close to what you actually find on old pianos, the whole leather >> > >making process is so different now. It is fairly easy to use, just >> > >common sense, consistency and a careful hand. Malcolm Bilson had a >> > >blue suede on his piano hammers for some time that was very >> > >successful, so experimenting can be fun. Just use hide glue so you >> > >can recover from any mistakes. >> > > >> > >-- >> > >Dave
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