Hammer Butt Leather Replacement

[jolly roger]

Hi Newton,
                  Can't think of all the details,   Oldzimers, it's
catching up with me.  <G>
Roger

At 07:30 PM 8/21/01 -0400, you wrote:
>And the grain has to be oriented properly, hard out and easy back in.
>
>I would replace the butts, better job, longer lasting, fewer problems, etc.,
>etc.
>
>		Newton
>
>jolly roger wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Terry,
>>              Use the correct thickness of key bushing cloth, it will work
>> fine.  Use hot hide glue to attach, just a little dab will do ya. If it's
>> your first butt leather replacement job?   Make sure the leather is nice
>> and taut.   Again Hot Hide glue is the easiest to use.
>> Roger
>> 
>> At 05:34 PM 8/21/01 -0400, you wrote:
>> >Hello Listees. I am refurbishing/rebuilding an upright action for a friend
>> >of my wife's. 1905 Fisher 52". She just wants to do the minimum to get it
>> >playing. I was just going to do the standard minimum - file hammers,
>> >shrink-size/lubricate centers (tight action centers), fix a few keys,
light
>> >regulation, etc. BUT - The hammer butt leathers are detached at the upper
>> >end and are very hard and stiff (can't really just glue 'em back down).
So,
>> >I am going to recommend that we get a bit more serious and replace butts &
>> >hammers. BUT, I wish to give her the likely lower cost option of repairing
>> >what she has.
>> >
>> >The butts have two little pieces of red felt under the leather that sit in
>> >little notched-out spots. I can only assume these will get damaged when I
>> >soak the butt leathers off. It also looks like many of them are a bit
>> >moth-chewed. It only seems reasonable to me that these will require
>> >replacement. Are these available from Schaff, etc.? I can't find such a
>> >thing in the catalog. What do ya'll do in such a case (besides turn the
work
>> >down)? Thanks.
>> >
>> >Terry Farrell
>> >
>