Thanks for all your ideas. Heat did the trick. I'm rebuilding the butts, rather than buying new ones to get the experience of doing all of the repairs involved. This is my practice piano. I figured I'd get more practice by completely rebuilding the butts than just simply buying new ones. I'm suprised to hear a few of you say it is cheaper to replace the butts with new ones. According to my research it is MUCH cheaper to rebuild the butts myself (based soley on the price of parts, not including labor....since this is my own piano and I'm looking for practice, labor time is not a factor). The following prices came from the Schaff catalog: Catcher buckskin $2.35 + butt buckskin $2.06 + Bridle straps $5.50 + Hammer butt felt squares $1.38 + Flange bushing felt per strip .86 + bag of center pins $8.60 = $20.75 Set of upright brass rail butts No. 509 = $194.83 $20.75 to rebuild, compared to $194.83 to buy new. Ed _________________________________________________________________ Try the next generation of search with Windows Live Search today! http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/searchlaunch/?locale=en-us&source=hmtagline
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