Worn Letoff and butt buckskin on Vert Regulation

[ed440 at mindspring.com]

1) At some point it becomes necessary to replace the let-off button felts to do a stable regulation
2) See the first article in the PTG General Repair reprint book for comprehensive instructions for vertical hammer butt leather replacement.  It's not hard to do if you do it right.
Ed Sutton

-----Original Message-----
>From: KeyKat88 at aol.com
>Sent: Feb 20, 2007 8:28 AM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Worn Letoff and butt buckskin on Vert Regulation
>
>Greetings,
>
>        Is it ever feasable to replace letoff button felts when doing a 
>regulation. I ask this because of divets in the old felt causing a tech to have to 
>precariously rig the rotation of the button at just the right place is such a 
>PAIN IN THE *
>Also, the buckskin under the butt... the indentation of it on a worn 
>upright...Would brushing with a small wire brush help eliminate that indentation which 
>causes another precarious situation of inaccurate let off?I know these 
>thoings may be a bit extra work, but to do a regulation that isnt "jerry rigged" 
>just makes me feel better.
>Comments Opinions
>
>JUlia Gottshall
>Reading PA