This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I can work around the bridges, my concern was whether or not I could = work fast enough to be wiping off the varnish before it starts to gel. David Love ----- Original Message -----=20 From: bases-loaded@juno.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: January 08, 2002 7:13 PM Subject: Re: Varnishing Soundboards Hi David - I saw the same article, and was also intrigued by the guy's method. = The biggest drawback in applying this method to a soundboard I would = think would be the bridge being a bit difficult to work around. A flat, = unobstructed surface would be much better, to be sure. =20 Spraying is hard to beat in a game like this. =20 Still, I'm sure his procedure would yield very fine results. Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 22:00:37 -0800 "David Love" = <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> writes: There was a very interesting article in this month's Fine = Woodworking magazine that discussed a method of using spar varnish for = finishing furniture. It involved sanding the varnish into the wood in = successive coats using finer and finer sandpaper. The sanding created a = kind of slurry which acts to fill the grain of the wood. The excess = varnish is then wiped off and allowed to dry before the next finer grit = is used on the subsequent coat. I have always liked using varnish on soundboards for its durability = and look, but have found it a bit of a headache because of the time it = takes to dry and the problems with dust. This method supposedly avoids = that and creates a rather lustrous finish. Has anyone tried this = method? Any comments. The article mentions that for large surfaces you = may want to use two people. =20 David Love ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/74/ba/ed/32/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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