"The Philistine method" Oh!.........is that where it is? I once had it, but now it's lost. I'm happy it ended up in a good place. <G> ANON -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 11:55 AM To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Soundboard Lacquer Finish > PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com wrote: >> Dale: >> Is it your opinion (and others welcome!) that DAG or other purported >> friction-reducing finishes on bridge tops are simply traditional? Is >> there a real argument against them? For them? > > The bridge pins are the high friction component of the system, as well as > the termination. Friction on the cap is pretty much inconsequential > according to the math. I've suspected for many years that bridge tops are > traditionally graphited because they were being notched by hung over old > guys in a dark corner under gas light. They needed the contrast to see > where the notch was. I got tired of tracking graphite all over the place > hand notching graphited bridges, so I finally just quit using it. I leave > the tops bare now, epoxy the pins in after notching, and spray semi gloss > lacquer over the soundboard, bridge, bridge top, and pins with no apparent > tonal penalty. I no longer undercoat with shellac (though I used to, and > still like the color of the orange stuff), and I don't want a soft sanding > sealer coat under my precat lacquer. So I use just lacquer (*mostly* > avoiding spraying bridge tops in the early coats), rubbing out the first > two coats with pumice, and finishing with a good wet top coat over > EVERYTHING. The Philistine method. > > Ron N > >
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