If the board has retained color, then applying orange shellac with an artist's brush on the shims will tone them down. Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 10:11 PM 8/10/97 +0200, you wrote: >PETER KESTENS >Het Muziekinstrumentenatelier >BELGIUM >KESTENS.P@Debcom.be > >List, > >I've repaired a soundboard of a Bechstein vintage grand with new shims. I >was asking myself during this job if it should be possible to colour the >new shims so it should be less visible where they have been placed in the >soundboard? Any ideas or reactions should be very appreciated. Thanks a >lot. >Peter Kestens > > >
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