Anything wrong with finishing keysticks?

[Joseph Alkana]

Followed by some gel stain. Don't forget to polish the lead before sealing 
key    :-)   :-)   :-)

Seriously, I have seen many sets of keys with a protective coating of some 
type, and not only does the result look good, but also keeps the dirt and 
staining down to a dull roar.

Joseph Alkana RPT



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 4:30 PM
Subject: RE: Anything wrong with finishing keysticks?


> The customer is willing to pay for this...?
>
> I don't see any problem,,,one coat does
> it or are you filling the grain, sanding sealer
> and then sanding between coats?...;-]
>
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> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, California
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> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: 2/27/2006 7:45:26 AM
> Subject: Anything wrong with finishing keysticks?
>
>
>>     A few years ago I got a  bunch of folks upset
>>here by saying I was going to lacquer the keysticks on
>>a piano I was doing for a church. Besides sealing in
>>residual odors, I saw this as a way to keep slime,
>>from dirty fingers, from soaking into the wood on the
>>white key sides. It worked beautifully ( wipes right
>>off ) so now I am thinking of doing it again, but this
>>time on a Steinway grand that was in a  hippie commune
>>and really, really stinks. ( Cigarettes and pets,
>>mostly. ) I'll do everything I can to get rid of the
>>odor such as sanding the wood, ozonating them in a
>>sealed box, etc., but I suspect they'll still be
>>stinky, so I want to lacquer them. Does anyone here
>>have a good mechanical reason why I oughtn't.
>>    Thanks!
>>     G
>
>>P.S. It's also a  nice way to seal the leads, so they
>>oxidize less and are inhaled as dust, less.
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