[pianotech] Steinway leather lid buttons

[Mike Spalding]

Hollow punch set, similar to this: 
http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-hollow-punch-set-3838.html

On 9/13/2012 8:55 AM, David Love wrote:
> Thanks for this Mike.  BTW what did you use to cut those hard leather discs
> into discs?  Is that just a tapered hole plug cutter?
>
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of Mike Spalding
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 5:18 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway leather lid buttons
>
> David,
>
> It's not a sequence, but this one shot pretty much tells the whole story.
> Spread hot hide on the rough side of the large thin disc, center it over a
> hole with glue side up, place a small thick disc (rough side
> up) on the glue, and push it down into the hole.  When the glue has dried,
> eject the button and trim the edges.
>
> Mike
>
> On 9/12/2012 4:23 PM, David Love wrote:
>> I'm finishing up the details of an unfinished finishing job on a
>> Steinway
>> (grrrr) and need to make those leather lid buttons that go on the
>> underside of the lid to protect the rim.  Anyone have a handy photo
>> sequence of that process?  I don't usually engage in finishing at all
>> and so haven't ever had this particular challenge.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> David Love
>> www.davidlovepianos.com
>>
>>
>>
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