> Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 07:41:59 +0000 > From: Rob Kiddell <atonal@planet.eon.net> > Subject: Fossil Identification > To: pianotech@byu.edu > Reply-to: pianotech@byu.edu Rob, In the Journal several years ago, Bill Spurlock and Fern Henry wrote an article dedicated to just this problem. It was a detailed procedure for removal and replacement with leather from Baldwin. ilvey, RPT > Greetings List, > > With all this discussion of stone-related piano construction > techniques, I hope some of the enlightened members of the list can > help me with some identification of another type of geological piano > part, namely the substance used by the Baldwin Co. in their wonderful > petrified butt leathers. I've put together a tech. column on removal > & replacement for my newsletter, and I would like to find out just > what the @#$% those things were made of so I can sound knowledgeable > on the subject. All of the Baldwin Tech Service folk are returning > from NAMM and are unavailable until next week, so I throw the > question open to everyone. > > Humourous responses encouraged, any responses welcome, > > Regards, > Rob Kiddell > R.P.T., P.T.G. > C.A.P.T. Student > Edmonton, Canada > http://www.planet.eon.net/~atonal/atonal.html > >
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