---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment At 12:43 PM 10/26/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Hi, >Just pulled the player action out of an old Kimball upright. >And what should I find but almost all of the leather on the catchies are >worn down to nothing bit shreads. The felt catchers are still in good >shape! But the leather needs to be replaced. >Any good methods for doing the removal of the remaining leather and its >replacement? >I thought of placing the action in my cradle and removing the bridal >straps, but that would almost mean replacing the straps. >Then perhaps removing the hammer rest rail to gain more access to the work. >Suggestions most welcome. >Joe Goss ><mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com>imatunr@srvinet.com >www.mothergoosetools.com I need to do this on a piano also. My plan is to remove what's left of the buckskin with a small wire wheel in a Dremel tool while supporting the catcher securely, let me know if it works... :-) For gluing the buckskin on, either hot hide glue or Susan's CA glue trick: CA on the catcher, white glue on the buckskin. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage2001@mediaone.net http://www.stanwoodpiano.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4b/2d/d6/8a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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