[pianotech] Steinway leather lid buttons

[David Love]

Thanks.  Appreciate it. 

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Mike Spalding
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 7:41 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway leather lid buttons

It's all leather.  The large thin disc, which will be the outside of the
finished button, is something soft and flexible with whatever finish you
want on the outside. The thicker core piece is shoe sole leather.  I don't
know the proper names for what I use - Whenever my supply runs low I visit
the bargain bin at Tandy.

On 9/12/2012 7:57 PM, David Love wrote:
> So those are wooden or leather discs?  And what is the leather exactly?
>
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On 
> Behalf Of Mike Spalding
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 5:18 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway leather lid buttons
>
> David,
>
> It's not a sequence, but this one shot pretty much tells the whole story.
> Spread hot hide on the rough side of the large thin disc, center it 
> over a hole with glue side up, place a small thick disc (rough side
> up) on the glue, and push it down into the hole.  When the glue has 
> dried, eject the button and trim the edges.
>
> Mike
>
> On 9/12/2012 4:23 PM, David Love wrote:
>> I'm finishing up the details of an unfinished finishing job on a 
>> Steinway
>> (grrrr) and need to make those leather lid buttons that go on the 
>> underside of the lid to protect the rim.  Anyone have a handy photo 
>> sequence of that process?  I don't usually engage in finishing at all 
>> and so haven't ever had this particular challenge.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> David Love
>> www.davidlovepianos.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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