---------- > From: Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Upright Action Mounts > Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 8:22 AM > Thanks for the tip. I have looked at several books, and the only references to > french polish are pretty superficial. . But I am still looking for that dead blank, mirror. I > also have a bit of a problem from time to time with something that looks like > fogging, but doesnt have the same causes. I suspect it has to do with uneveness > in the thickness of the shellack but I am not sure. > > Richard Brekne There are books on refinishing and chapters on french polishing. Of the written material the Mohawk seems the best. I do not do it but was given a "guided tour" by a guitar tech. So I recomend a teacher. This person showed the steps and then asked me how I liked the finish. "Wow like a mirror! " I exclaimed. "So you see the markings on the light bulb reflected?" he asked. "Yes", I replied. "What watt bulb is it?" "Well I can see the GE symbol, but can't make out the wattage" "We have a way to go" he replied. When he was finished, I could see plain as day it was a 65 watt bulb. ; ) That's how good french polishing can be, or how good the teacher is. This was a clear polish. Flake shellac and cotton seed oil. ric Hypenot
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