Next, it was time to address the damaged grip insert. Here it is as it was:



And here is the new insert, in place.

Edit - Correction Claudio and I were unsure of the original material. My thinking was that it was made from gutta percha, a reasonably common material back in those days derived from certain trees, much like rubber is. Gutta percha was used as the cover on golf balls back in the day, prior to the use of balata rubber and then Surlyn, a man made material mostly still in use today. I'm familiar with gutta percha from my many years in the golf industry. A guy we used to work with in the US invented Surlyn. Golf equipment manufacturing......another reservoir of completely untapped and useless info stored in my cranium. Claudio texted me last night to let me know that he was able to rehab the original material. So it is not a replacement but the original item brought back from the dead!


Last edited by canvasback; 04/28/20 06:48 PM.
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