In a message dated Thu, 8 Aug 2002 5:44:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, jonpage@attbi.com writes: > > > At 10:49 PM 8/7/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Jon, how do you match the color? I can see no problem if just the top of > >the cheek is damaged, it is on a different plane than the sides and lid so > >it will not show, the repair on the lyre you made sounds like the surfaces > >are all on different planes so it would not be noticable. Could you touch > >up just half a front lid and have it match? > >In my experience all blacks are a different color, that is why we mix 5 > >gallon cans of black together (even if they are the same batch number) to > >ensure we get enough quantity of the same color to rub out a piano and not > >rub through to a different color. Thanks for the info, I will positively > >try out. > > > >David Koelzer > >Vintage Pianos > >DFW > > PianoLac is black black, it matches black ploy and the old well cured black > lacquer. > > I've done touch-up on both new poly and lac and it is indistinguishable. > Not only that, it > does a fantastic job finishing a piano in short order. Non toxic as well. > > Of course if the insurance will cover the Bose repair, get it done in poly. > but lacking that, > a Pianolac finish on the front lid and bass cheek would be > a suitable match. > > > > Regards, > > Jon Page, piano technician > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > mailto:jonpage@attbi.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks Jon, I sure do love this list (sometimes)!!!!! David Koelzer Vintage Pianos DFW
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