<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT size=3>That sounds like a weener, but where do I find = veg-tanned leather as opposed to chromium-tanned leather?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Anyone know how the leather that Jurgen (Piano Forte = Supply) sells is tanned?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>    If you use veg-tanned leather there is not a = corrosion problem with the pins. Chromium tanned leathers are the corrosive = culprits. </DIV> <DIV>Mike Morvan </DIV> <DIV>Blackstone Valley Piano<FONT id=role_document face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT = face=Verdana><STRONG>We've considered leather bushings,</STRONG> but my understanding is = that there can be a chemical reaction between the leather and the Yamaha = brass key pins. I don't see that the supply houses offer plated/steel pins = in the Yamaha size.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>