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Re: [RC] broken tree Orthoflex--repairable? Could bee. - Advantage Saddles

Dear Mary;
If the tree is wood encased in fiberglass, then it should be repairable.
To do this correctly and not just a band-aid fix(which could break again at
a
later date), you should take it to a competent saddlemaker to take the
leather off,
and the tree should be sent to a treemaker for repair.
If I remember correctly, the saddle doesn't fit anything you have there.
Also a
possibility is to replace the tree with a better fitting one.  Then you
could have
a nice using saddle.
It might be an Orthoflex...seat leather can be replaced.
JMO
Katee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Krauss" <lazykfarm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] broken tree Orthoflex--repairable? Could bee.



Enjoyed a lovely chat with Acie at Orthoflex--he thinks the saddle's
some sort of fake because of the funky colored seat leather--they've
never carried such an odd color to his knowledge.  He said, in any
case, it would cost $1,200 to replace a broken tree and suggested that
I find some way to shim it together or even use one of the  new super
"super" glues out there.  He was quite friendly and helpful but not
particularly interested in taking on the saddle.  He did ask that I
find the serial number which I haven't done yet.

I hoped that the tree itself was not cracked, but, when I pointed out
the flaw to the friend who actually owns the saddle, he put a whole lot
of torque on it and succeeded in really breaking the tree (which may
have been merely cracked before this.)  UGH. I think the problem is a
bit more severe now than it was.  Clint from Clint's Saddle Shop thinks
he can shim it back together as Acie suggested.  I'm just wondering how
good a fix this produces.  If I owned the saddle myself I don't think
I'd hesitate.  But I don't know that I'd want to buy it with this sort
of repair history, and I don't think it's worth it to my friend who
hasn't any real use for the saddle in the first place (bought it  to
resell it).  Sure wish this hadn't happened.  It's a lovely saddle. I
want to be talked into getting it repaired.
Mary K.

On Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at 03:06 PM, Christina McCarthy wrote:


Send it back to Ortho flex...the fiberglass covering for the tree may
be cracked (not the tree) and it only costs $150.00 to repair and
re-ferbish the saddle.  Just had it done myself!
Chris





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