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[Farrell]

I think you are missing the point Gregor. Baldwin used a synthetic material call corfam instead of leather on action parts around the period of 20 years ago. It's not leather that has gotten hard, it is the corfam that gets hard after time - no liquid or grease is needed to make it hard - hardens all on its own.

Terry Farrell

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>>I'd put a second vote in for the butt leather (corfam) needing replacement. 
>>If you watch the jack closely upon key return, you may find that the click 
>>is the tip of the jack as it contacts the butt leather, which has hardened.
> 
> If it sounds like wood on wood, it´s the (missing) felt, not the leather. By 
> the way: if the leather is hardened, it´s likely that anybody has applied 
> any liquid or grease to it. Never do that on leather in a piano!
> 
> Gregor
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