Elk leather: was Backcheck noise

[Ric Brekne]

Sorry JD.  Wild West of America. I was on a on month trek coast to coast 
by car this summer.  Nice to see you back on pianotech btw.

Cheers
RicB

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 >Which reminds me... Whislt touring the wild west this summer I
 >picked up a bundle of tanned Elk hide on an impulse.  Anyone have
 >any comments on the potential uses of this stuff in pianos ?

The wild west of Norway or of America?  It would depend very much how
and for what purpose it was tanned.

JD