In a message dated 98-01-08 03:02:49 EST, Del Fandrich wrote: << So why did the top of the soundboard look so good? It had been artificially wood-grained and was probably the best piece of work on the whole piano. >> I've found the same kind of workmanship - on a *rebuilt* Steinway, sold by a dealer in the southern part of our state. When I was called out to replace the sostenuto monkey that somehow came up missing/lost by the moving company, I was also asked to clean and polish the case, clean the soundboard, etc. What to my wondering eyes should appear, but a wonderfully wood-grained paint job on the soundboard. That's right, a job that looked suspiciously like one of the *antiquing* kit jobs we've all seen. As they say, no Newton is good Newton (or something like that). John Elving, RPT San Leandro, CA JElving@aol.com
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