Hi Paul<br>
Trix always repalces the original Leather buttons after finishing. It's fairly simply. The leather is such a long term permanent bumper. She'll be back Friday if you wish to pick her brains.<br>
WHen the conical profiles have been butchered she has some magic to restore them.<br>
You could pick my brains but they were picked clean in Anaheim.<br>
Dale<br>
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<div class=MsoNormal>A client wants the original leather buttons installed on his ebony grand. They are glued into a specially shaped hole in the lid, etc. Wasn’t there an article in the PTJ about how to make/replace these bumpers. Some of them were lost in the veneer repair stages. I usually fill the old holes and use a stem bumper that’s available through supply houses. But he wants to stay as original as possible. Right now, all I have is modified spade bits for the convex and concave profiles to form the holes.</div>
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