Plate Lettering

[Farrell]

Hi Roger. Thanks to you and others for the responses. What is a spray (spay)
bomb?

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: Plate Lettering


> Hi Terry,
>              I use a chisle tipped, felt tip maker to do the raised cast
> letters, makes the job look like a professional sign writing job.
> Leave over night and clear coat.
> To practice, use some wet and dry and clean of the old paint before you
> spray the plate, use a spay bomb to just sray the capo area.
> Practice to your hearts content.
> I have seen it done with a small block of hammer tail felt, a small amount
> of enamel paint in a paint can lid, and the paint is dabbed on to the
> raised areas.
> Either way you need to practice.
> Regards Roger
>
>
>
>
> At 09:44 PM 4/21/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >A closely related item: Any recommendations for a slob with absolutely NO
> >artistic ability to paint the raised letters for the manufacturer's name
on
> >the plate (as well as the few other things like "capo....", "patented bla
> >bla", etc.)? The only thing I can think of doing is to use a small artist
> >brush and some black enamel and then clear coat the plate. I am only able
to
> >picture a mess (and my gold plates come out sooooo beautiful otherwise)
if I
> >try to do this myself (and I don't know any artists). Does anyone have
any
> >special tricks or techniques or whatever that could bring success to this
> >artistic misfit?
> >
> >Terry Farrell
> >Piano Tuning & Service
> >Tampa, Florida
> >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@hotmail.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 11:35 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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