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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tom: Thanks for correcting me on the spelling and
the nature of the two materials. Ig has been while since I have had to do
a Corfam replacement job, thank goodness, and the two products are associated in
my mind. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Merry Chrismas to all!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Patrick C. Poulson<BR>Registered Piano
Technician<BR>530-265-1983</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tomtuner@verizon.net href="mailto:tomtuner@verizon.net">Tom
Driscoll</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 8:19
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Baldwin upright:
bobbling hammers, poor checking</DIV>
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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
href="http://www.ultrasuede.com/products/ecsaine.html">http://www.ultrasuede.com/products/ecsaine.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>