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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Patrick,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Ecsaine not Escaine , but more
importantly Ecsaine is the good stuff now used to replace the dreaded corfam .
Corfam in whatever color -incarnation (see recent exhaustive list discussion on
this very topic) is the material that Baldwin used 30 some years ago that
hardens or goos up or in general fails in its intent.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tom Driscoll </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> P.S. Ecsaine is available @ Pianotek. Great
for grand backcheck recovering also.</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pcpoulson@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:pcpoulson@sbcglobal.net">Patrick
C. Poulson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 22, 2011 2:00
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotect heh] Baldwin
upright: bobbling hammers, poor checking<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tom: It sounds like Baldwin us one of the leather
substitutes, such as Escaine (sp?). When it hardens up, it stays hard. You can
try roughenin it up, but usually one winds up replacing it after all else
fails. They used this stiff on upright catchers and hammer butts, creating
loud clicking and unhappy sounds from piano technicians.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Patrick C. Poulson<BR>Registered Piano
Technician<BR>530-265-1983</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>