RESTORATION // Releathering
Pouchtail Releathering
Our standard practice includes:
- Disassembly, stripping and cleaning, noting original spring tension and spacer block dimensions. Pouch rails are lightly sanded to clean. Only in extreme cases are rails planed smooth, such as in the application of non water-soluble glues such as PVC-E or Pliobond, or where Perflex(tm) has been applied. Even in these cases, planing is as minimal as possible. Pouch wells are lightly sanded to remove any burrs.
- All original hardware is cleaned in a basket bead blaster and finished in a lacquer wash.
- New pouches, springs and spacer blocks are provided. Pouches are applied with fish glue. Once dry, pouches are rubbed with talcum and stretched to proper height.
- New punch pitmans are replaced per standard practice. Stemmed pitmans are replaced at additional cost, depending upon your request, our discretion and/or condition.
- Where necessary, new paper is applied to the bottoms of pouch rails, all borings burned through.
- Where necessary, new bolster strip cork and paper are provided.
- New stop-action gasket fitted in all cases.
Key-Primary Releathering
Our practice follows the general spirit of pouchrail leathering work.
- Where a primary board incorporates the magnet rail, all magnets are taken apart and cleaned. Where necessary, new gaskets are applied and armatures releathered or replaced.
- New pouches, valves, valve wires, nuts and felts; shellac and regasket primary board
- In the case of a single-faced Skinner double-primary, the original communication tubing is cut and removed. New lead tubing is fitted and swedged tight.
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