Epoxy on soundboards

[Farrell]

Dust free room or some sort of cover.

OR, sand it down and coat with lacquer or whatever.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Grebe" <pianoman@accessus.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: Epoxy on soundboards


> All the epoxie I have seen as a finish dries with little specks of dust in
> it.  Can you keep the dust from settling in it long enough to harden so it
> is just a flat glossy film?
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 4:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Epoxy on soundboards
>
>
> > Ron Nossaman wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > But the top of the epoxied panel won't be under tension - ever, will
it?
> >
> > I wouldnt take that for granted.  If its dried out and wedged up at the
> > same time it could feasably be in tension.  Its the least compressed
> > part of the pannel to begin with, and if  compression damage as
> > essentially caused it to be at an unstressed condition before wedging,
> > then it most definantly will be under tension.  Epoxy applied under
> > these conditions, dried and cured followed by the release of the wedges
> > could perhaps cause the epoxy itself to become slighltly compressed,
> > while leaving the top part of the panel under slight tension.
> >
> > > It just won't absorb moisture and swell like it would without the
> > > epoxy, so, won't expand significantly.
> >
> > I'd guess the same I think.
> >
> > > The panel isn't being passively bent by humidity absorption, remember,
> > > it's the initiating source.
> > >
> > > Ron N
> > >
> >
> > RicB
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