Hammer Butt Leather Replacement

[Farrell]

Hello Listees. I am refurbishing/rebuilding an upright action for a friend
of my wife's. 1905 Fisher 52". She just wants to do the minimum to get it
playing. I was just going to do the standard minimum - file hammers,
shrink-size/lubricate centers (tight action centers), fix a few keys, light
regulation, etc. BUT - The hammer butt leathers are detached at the upper
end and are very hard and stiff (can't really just glue 'em back down). So,
I am going to recommend that we get a bit more serious and replace butts &
hammers. BUT, I wish to give her the likely lower cost option of repairing
what she has.

The butts have two little pieces of red felt under the leather that sit in
little notched-out spots. I can only assume these will get damaged when I
soak the butt leathers off. It also looks like many of them are a bit
moth-chewed. It only seems reasonable to me that these will require
replacement. Are these available from Schaff, etc.? I can't find such a
thing in the catalog. What do ya'll do in such a case (besides turn the work
down)? Thanks.

Terry Farrell