Back Check Leather Clamps

[Michael Gamble]

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Wish I=92d thought of thatparticular modification to the elegant wooden
expensive spring clamp, Joe! So much easier to get that olde leather off =
if
the hammers can be extracted, though.

I just sawed off the bevelled ends of my clothes pegs and made a bunch =
of
mini wood blocks to use as a pressure plate. Another famous dodge is the =
use
of =93draughtsmans clips=94 as used on drawing boards =96 indeed as used =
to keep
table cloths in place in an outside caf=E9 in Riva del Garda=85! I found =
a
source of outsized wooden sprung clothes pegs which have proved =
immensely
useful. Same as the usual ones but gauge 2 instead of gauge 0 (in model
railway parlance!).

Regards

Michael G.(UK)=20

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From: Joe Garrett [mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net]=20
Sent: 17 September 2005 03:20
To: pianotech
Subject: Back Check Leather Clamps

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Here's a "Scan" of what a Back Check Leather Clamp looks like. They're =
made
out of Clothes Pins. Take the "pin" apart and drill a 7/32" hole in one =
of
the "jaws". Then slice it with a fine hand saw, parallel to the hole =
sides.
The other side  should be flattened on a sander or such so that that =
surface
will hold the leather flat on the back check. Michael's description is
correct. Glue the leather to the "curve" first, then do the "flat". =
Usually,
this can be done without removing the butts from the action. The most
difficult part is getting the olde leather off, first.<G> BTW, use hot =
hide
glue. You can do the whole set in less than 2 hours, IMO.

Regards,

Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain, Tool Police
Squares R I


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