DAG vs. 1708

[William R. Monroe]

Ron,

150 grit, really?  That's the finest you sand the top of the bridge?

Man, I guess I'm going overboard going to 600 grit, yes?

Live and Learn, they say.

Respectfully,
William R. Monroe


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: DAG vs. 1708


>
> > Sheesh,
> >
> > That's a new one on me.  I guess that just shows ta go ya, that just
because
> > everyone does it, doesn't mean it's good, right, or necessary.  A good
> > reminder.
>
> Too true. There are likely very good reasons for the way we do
> things, if we could just figure out what they are.
>
>
> > Soooo, Ron, do you use any dressing to make your notching easier?  I
suppose
> > not. now that you're automated, eh?  How finely would you routinely sand
the
> > bridge top?
> >
> > Respectfully,
> > William R. Monroe
>
> I used to use Dag, but got tired of tracking it all over the bridge
> with my fingers through the notching process. Black liquid shoe
> polish fixed that problem, but not putting on anything saved a step
> and looked nice (I thought, but then I prefer blued tuning pins too,
> so what do I know about aesthetics). I have to take my glasses off
> and notch with my nose (nearly) on the bridge anyway, so I could see
> where I was without the black. The machine now lets me stand back
> and make storms of chips quickly. I like it best.
>
> A quick block sanding pass with 150 grit after notching works for me.
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