Leather hinges

[Dave Doremus]

On Thu, 27 Mar 1997 Maxpiano@aol.com wrote:

> so I will be looking in a leather
> shop for something like vellum.
Try library or conservation supply for parchment, although unless you are
looking for .010 to .020 thickness you probably want leather. Calfskin is
not to stretchy and can be sanded or skived to thickness. The slot, after
steaming, needs to be well cleaned of all glue and you have to remember
that the moment you get glue on parchment or leather it becomes soft and
flexible and hard to insert. You do not want to leave any glue residue on
the exposed material and you also do not want to weaken it by excessive
scraping. Be careful and clean. Now all you have to do is hang a set of
square hammers. Good luck.


> This instrument is further unusual in that the action comes out in two
> separate pieces.  The sound board is small, extending only from about an
> octave above middle C on to the right, and there is a support for it that
> divides the action.  Two key frames, two hammer rails, bass/tenor part has to
> slide out first.

Not really that unusual.


Dave Doremus
New Orleans