[pianotech] Finish on finish

[Dale Erwin]

Tom
  This makes finishing sense since the original is shellac and varnish and French polishing is shellac.  Good to know.
  I put a belly in a Brinsmead grand with inlay that some may recall that was stripped down and French polished to perfection. 
   It was a stunning finish. Good to have options


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-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Cole <tcole at cruzio.com>
To: Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>; pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Sat, Nov 6, 2010 10:10 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Finish on finish


            I've had a very good experience with Grant      Hillemeyer. He restored a 1906 Steinway upright that had been      under a blanket for most of its life so the color was good but was      nevertheless showing signs of age. I believe he used a French      polish method. His web site is:
      
      http://grantwillfixit.com/default.aspx
      
      Tom Cole
    
    On 11/5/10 9:20 PM, Rob & Helen Goodale wrote:    
                  
Hello,
      
 
      
I have a 1925 Steinway that has          basically a very good mahogany finish.  It was well cared for          and largely sat untouched for decades.  Although the finish is          in excellent shape it will eventually have issues due to          age.   I'm wondering as an          alternative to striping off a perfectly good looking finish,          maybe scuff it up with fine paper and pads and then shoot a          new clear finish over it.  This would make the finish hard and          smooth again without having to deal with all the stripping          mess, grain filling, color matching, everything from scratch.           This could reduce a two-three week job into a matter of days.
      
 
      
Has anyone here done this or seen some          disasters?  Any suggestions?
      
 
      
Rob Goodale, RPT
      
Las Vegas, NV
    
  
 
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