Paul - I made some of these for an M&H rebuild a year or two ago, using advice from Joe Garrett. Drill holes in a plank with your bit that will define the contour, width, and height of the buttons. I had 3 different sizes. Lay appropriate leather - I used black deerskin - into holes in plank (oversized, for later trimming), fill with dense felt made into the appropriate size with a hole punch (glued together, if necessary) and use a small amount of glue on the sides of the leather (interior) to affix the felt to the leather; clamp the whole mess together overnight; next day unclamp, trim away the excess leather, and voila! Worked great for me. A real step up from rubber... Mark Potter Paul Chick <tune4u at fmwildblue.com> wrote: List members: A client wants the original leather buttons installed on his ebony grand. They are glued into a specially shaped hole in the lid, etc. Wasnt there an article in the PTJ about how to make/replace these bumpers. Some of them were lost in the veneer repair stages. I usually fill the old holes and use a stem bumper thats available through supply houses. But he wants to stay as original as possible. Right now, all I have is modified spade bits for the convex and concave profiles to form the holes. Paul C -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080624/102e0722/attachment.html
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