plate spraying!

[Les Smith]

Hi, Dave.

Actually, I thought spraying the plate with the strings and pins still
in place was a labor-saving technique used by some techs on low-budget
restorations. The effects can be startling! It was a couple of decades
ago, but I can still remember seeing a "restored" (that's how the lady
described it) Brambach grand in which the plate, pins, bass and treble
strings, bridges and soundboard (dirt and all) had been spray-painted
gold. At the same time, the case had been painted with a brush using
a super-slow drying, dirt, dust and fuzzball magnitized paint. Call the
technique unique, if you like, but the end result was nothing, if not
memorable!

Les Smith
lessmith@buffnet.net

On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, David ilvedson wrote:

> > Date:          Sat, 29 Mar 1997 17:02:48 -0500
> > From:          jptuner <jptuner@asan.com>
> > Subject:       plate spraying!
> > To:            pianotech@byu.edu
> > Reply-to:      pianotech@byu.edu
>
> Hey, if ya just leave the strings and pins in when ya spray ya
> don't have to worry about the pinblock...
>
> David ilvedson, RPT (with tongue firmly planted)
> Pacifica, CA
>
> > hello all,
> >            I have been wondering when spraying plates with spray paint,
> > can the oils from the paint effect the pin block,of course when i
> > restring i always spray the plate to make it look good, the plate does
> > not come out ,these are restringing jobs in homes or my shop, i have
> > restrung close to a 100 or so pianos and have not had a problem yet.But
> > does it or could it effect the pin block.PS I have never used a clear
> > coat on the finish, but my results are very pleasing,i will try the
> > clear on my next job.
> >                             jptuner!
> >
> >
>