leather

[Tom Driscoll]

Subject: Hard back stop leather


> A few days ago I tuned Baldwin console #354606.  All the back stop 
> leathers were just as hard as the wood to which they are glued.  The 
> result was that hammers tended to bounce instead of being checked.
> 
> Is there any simple way to soften the leather to its original supple 
> condition so it will do its job correctly?  For a temporary fix I 
> roughed up the leather slightly with sand paper, and the checking is 
> fine for now.
> 
> Arlie
> -- 
> Arlie D. Rauch
> Glendive, MT