Originally Posted by
Mike Mills
I'm 100% sure you are correct regarding authenticity. The reason to swap saddles would be to preserve and protect the original. Whether it's a 67 or, as the ColonelJLloyd suggests, a 72, makes no difference relative to this objective. How is the leather holding up with use?
Mike - It isn't leather - rather the cover is some black mastic-treated tarp-like canvas, with what appears to be a horsehair matting and rows of springs under that. The stitching around the periphery is worn, but it's holding up extremely well.