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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think you are missing the point Gregor. Baldwin
used a synthetic material call corfam <EM><STRONG>instead</STRONG></EM> 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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- <BR>>>I'd put a
second vote in for the butt leather (corfam) needing replacement. <BR>>>If
you watch the jack closely upon key return, you may find that the click
<BR>>>is the tip of the jack as it contacts the butt leather, which has
hardened.<BR>> <BR>> If it sounds like wood on wood, itīs the (missing)
felt, not the leather. By <BR>> the way: if the leather is hardened, itīs
likely that anybody has applied <BR>> any liquid or grease to it. Never do
that on leather in a piano!<BR>> <BR>> Gregor</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>