<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR>  </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px= 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll== yes ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-F= AMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> Terry...Undo the tapes and support the action at 45 degrees. T= hen dab each Butt leather with boiling water using a small paint brush. D= on't apply it like I read from someone on this list, who applie= d CA glue and had it running everwhere!!!.... Repeat painting with b= oiling water two or three times and the leather should just about fa= ll off. I thought of steam, but I think the escaping steam close to other= parts could be a problem.</DIV> <DIV>I normally remove the hammers and holding about 10 Butts with m= y thumb and third fingers making sure that the tapes are also being held = out of the way I then suspend the butt leather just on top of boiling wat= er in a saucepan for as long as it takes to wet the leathers. No more tha= n 2-3 seconds.</DIV> <DIV>It takes about 10-15 minutes to do a full set twice. Most = of the leathers just drop off into the boiling water</DIV> <DIV>  ...Just another thought...how are you going to manage cu= tting the leather to the right width if you don't own a guillotine? </DIV= > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Robin Stevens ARPT</DIV> <DIV>South Australia </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 09/30/05 05:= 51:31</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Reglue Bu= tt Leather</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm looking for opinions on how much time&nb= sp;should be required to re-glue 88 hammer butt leathers on a Winter= spinet (don't ask - family heirloom).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Also, can this be done without removing the hamme= r butts from the rail (I can't imagine how....)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Interesting (and crappy) piano - 1949, aluminum p= late (Alcoa), independant lyre, fancy case - this one is in good original= condition.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>