<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4616.200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just pulled the player action out of an = old Kimball upright.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And what should I find but almost all = of the leather on the catchies are worn down to nothing bit shreads. The felt = catchers are still in good shape! But the leather needs to be = replaced.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any good methods for doing the = removal  of the remaining leather and its replacement?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I thought of placing the action in my = cradle and removing the bridal straps, but that would almost mean replacing the = straps. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then perhaps removing the hammer rest = rail to gain more access to the work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Suggestions most welcome.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FO= NT></DIV></BODY></HTML>