I have. It works great and is more uniform than buckskin. Call Bob at Pianotek. I believe he ordered a bunch of it, in the 3 thicknesses used for pianos, and it just hasn't been listed in their catalogue, yet. Thump --- Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote: > > > I recently ordered a yard of ultrasuede (ecsaine) > from Denver Fabrics > > (www.denverfabrics.com > <http://www.denverfabrics.com/>). What they sent > > is around .035 thick. It looks and feels nice, > but a little on the thin > > side. > > > > > > > > I also ordered buckskin from Schaff and it is > around .075 thick, which > > seems a little too thick. > > > > > > > > My application is catchers and knuckles on a > vertical action. Has anyone > > else used ecsaine that thin in these applications? > > > > > > > > *Dean* > > > Yes, on Baldwin Corfam replacements. The original > was about > 1.3mm (0.052"), but the thinner Ecsaine works fine. > I also > laminate two layers together with PVC-E for grand > backchecks, > and love it. Toray makes a 1.2mm, and 1.8mm product > too, but > nobody in this country seems to stock anything but > the thin > stuff, so I improvise. > > Ron N > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know.
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