Pedal leather replacement, grand underside prep

William Monroe pianotech at a440piano.net
Thu Sep 4 08:24:47 MDT 2008


Very Nice, Jon.  Good practice, painting the underside and levers - really 
does look great.

What thickness of Ecsaine/Action cloth are you using?  How long have you 
done this?  I'd be curious about the longevity of action cloth vs. leather. 
Any thoughts?

William R. Monroe



> I've been making my own pedal leather stock lately.
> Ecsaine glued to action cloth.
> SNIP
> When a grand comes in, I thoroughly clean the bottom and also
> the tops of the beams. Especially ones with mildew, I don't want
> to introduce/encourage this in the shop.
>
> Then two coats of black water-based acrylic.
SNIP

> Regards,
>
> Jon Page 




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