This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment ----- Original Message -----=20 Terry...Undo the tapes and support the action at 45 degrees. = Then dab each Butt leather with boiling water using a small paint brush. = Don't apply it like I read from someone on this list, who applied CA = glue and had it running everwhere!!!.... Repeat painting with boiling = water two or three times and the leather should just about fall off. I = thought of steam, but I think the escaping steam close to other parts = could be a problem. This sounds like you are doing this without removing the hammer = butts. Is that correct? As far as removing the original butt leather, I = don't need to steam anything - that is the affliction with this piano, = the leather has come unglued - they fall out already! I normally remove the hammers and holding about 10 Butts with my = thumb and third fingers making sure that the tapes are also being held = out of the way I then suspend the butt leather just on top of boiling = water in a saucepan for as long as it takes to wet the leathers. No more = than 2-3 seconds. It takes about 10-15 minutes to do a full set twice. Most of the = leathers just drop off into the boiling water Now I'm confused - you are removing the hammer butts (I'm = assuming you don't really remove the hammers from the shanks)? And, like = I said, it is not a problem removing the original leather - it is = falling off. My question is for gluing the new leather in - can that be = done without removing the hammer butts? ...Just another thought...how are you going to manage cutting = the leather to the right width if you don't own a guillotine?=20 I do own a guillotine. I just haven't been able to find it for = the past year or two. There are ways for absent-minded people to = compensate. ;-) And actually, I haven't decided whether to recommend replacement = of the leathers or to simply re-glue the originals. The originals are in = good shape, although they do have the jack imprint in them. The = regulation on the piano was good as it was - I have some concern that = new leather would then need to be followed with action regulation - and = of course, the owner of this Winter spinet does not wish to do that! Where is my next soundboard order so that I don't have to be = subjected to this kind of work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-) Terry Farrell Robin Stevens ARPT South Australia=20 -------Original Message------- I'm looking for opinions on how much time should be required to = re-glue 88 hammer butt leathers on a Winter spinet (don't ask - family = heirloom). Also, can this be done without removing the hammer butts from = the rail (I can't imagine how....)? Interesting (and crappy) piano - 1949, aluminum plate (Alcoa), = independant lyre, fancy case - this one is in good original condition. Thanks. Terry Farrell =20 =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/11/e4/01/dc/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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