Corfam was used on the uppers. It allowed you to have a really nice shine. I used to be in the Navy, and when they found out we were "cheating", they outlawed them for Division/Parade. No shortcuts allowed, real spit and polish required. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Nereson" <dnereson@4dv.net> To: <dnereson@4dv.net>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 7:49 PM Subject: Re: Is Ecsaine good for backchecks ??? > I thought Ecsaine was the stuff Baldwin used on upright hammer butts and > catchers for a while, instead of leather, and that over the years it > hardened too much and started clicking, so then it had to be replaced, for > which job Baldwin offered special kits which included glue and some new > material. Or was the new material the Ecsaine? > >> --David Nereson, RPT >> > Woops.......replying to my own post, I forgot that the original material > used by Baldwin on butts and catchers was Corfam (also used for shoe soles > at the time) and that the replacement material they furnished was (is > still?) Ecsaine. --D.N. > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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