Dave
In our plate work I have come to like the string no.s painted on with sign
painters enamel which is what we hand letter the embossing as well. I've
used the small decal for the string no.s ,which I like but they are a
nuisance to put on.
F.Y.I. the time for hand enameling of the embossing varies depending on
how much embossing there is. Roughly 3 or more hrs. Wish there was a
simpler way that takes less time and looks as good but I haven't discovered
it.
The painted on string no.s are made as small as possible and are very
unobtrusive. Use a small,fine artist brush and if you goof just wipe up
with mineral spirits(paint thinner) and start over. I can imagine this will
sound odd to some but the tiny little hand painted no.s look very classy
under the strings. It lends itself nicely to the "custom handcrafted
restoration" image I'm fond of.
Dale Erwin
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 8:35 AM
Subject: Plate Lettering
> In the past I have put the wire gauges on a newly refinished plate by
using
> press type and shooting clear lacquer over them. This has become a RPITA.
> I would prefer now to find a set of stamps 12-22 with half sizes that I
can
> just ink and stamp. Any suggestions where I can buy a ready made set?
>
> David Love
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