AND sounds like wood on wood... will On Jan 28, 2007, at 8:28 AM, Farrell wrote: > I think you are missing the point Gregor. Baldwin used a synthetic > material call corfam instead of leather on action parts around the > period of 20 years ago. It's not leather that has gotten hard, it > is the corfam that gets hard after time - no liquid or grease is > needed to make it hard - hardens all on its own. > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > >>I'd put a second vote in for the butt leather (corfam) needing > replacement. > >>If you watch the jack closely upon key return, you may find that > the click > >>is the tip of the jack as it contacts the butt leather, which has > hardened. > > > > If it sounds like wood on wood, it´s the (missing) felt, not the > leather. By > > the way: if the leather is hardened, it´s likely that anybody has > applied > > any liquid or grease to it. Never do that on leather in a piano! > > > > Gregor > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070128/aeb1dfec/attachment.html
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