Subject: Hard back stop leather > A few days ago I tuned Baldwin console #354606. All the back stop > leathers were just as hard as the wood to which they are glued. The > result was that hammers tended to bounce instead of being checked. > > Is there any simple way to soften the leather to its original supple > condition so it will do its job correctly? For a temporary fix I > roughed up the leather slightly with sand paper, and the checking is > fine for now. > > Arlie > -- > Arlie D. Rauch > Glendive, MT
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