Sorry, I guess I got in a bit late on this thread. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of William R. Monroe Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:39 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: backchecks Actually, I wrote that regarding FELT removal on Uprights, not grand checks. Good information, otherwise. Though, if I need to replace leathers, I'm with David, that they usually need the wires too, so I replace the check and wire. William R. Monroe > inre backcheck leather removal, William writes: > > << The old felts are attached with hide glue (yeah!) and are easily > removed > by saturating (carefully) with a mixture of water and your favorite > surfactant. I generally use wallpaper remover, about 10:1 water to > remover. After a > while (hour, two?) they will basically fall off. Saturate and wait. >> > > Greetings, > I replace a lot of older Steinway leather, and I was taught a different > approach that has worked well in 99% of all jobs. Just lift the edge of > the > leather with a knife, making the division right in the glue line, and pull > up. > The leather will tear loose at the glue line, leaving a slightly fuzzy nap > on > the wood, and with a single swipe of a good sharp file, you have a > perfectly > smooth surface that will take the new glue readily. The work goes quickly > and > very cleanly. > There are some vintages, (as in the 60's, where the glue isn't hide, and > I > ain't sure about the "leather") that simply will not tear off, but the > pre-war > pianos are unusally easy to work on. > > regards, > > Ed Foote RPT
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