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Chaley
Well I did it… took out the tension, dropped it in warm water for 1 hour… the leather swelled slightly and jumped back to its “new” shape so looked very promising. I wrapped a dry cloth around and strapped the sides in, and dried it in a closed room with dehumidifier. Next day it looked in good shape, I sealed it with proofide (really old can really waxy and linseed oily) couple hours later buffed that off and tensioned it up. Test ride - good result, good shape and tension , much more comfort now, not sagging or hammocky, able to move about to various positions on it, so will make longer rides now possible. Surface appearance very similar to before, it went dark grey when wet - i didn’t know how it was going to go!