thanks! On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 10:50 AM, William Monroe <bill at a440piano.net> wrote: > Noah, > > As others have said, if it's a brass onlay "decal," you probably want to > do whatever you can to preserve it. The brass decal is placed on the > fallboard prior to building up the finish, and the finish has to be built > up even with the brass (usually a coat or two above that) to get it smooth. > If you pull it out, you'll be left with an imprint of the decal, into > which it is virtually impossible to fit and finish a new one. > > There are options: > 1. Polish the decal periodically at tuning visits. > 2. Polish the decal, top coat with clear lacquer, rub out the finish as > desired (unless it's a high polish, then I would stick with 1). > 3. Strip the fallboard and replace the brass, building up the finish as > well (lots of work). > 4. Remove the brass decal, build up the remaining pockets and smooth the > fallboard, apply a dry transfer decal, top coat to protect and rub out > (again, if it is high polish, it's a different game). > > Best of luck, > William R. Monroe > > > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Noah Frere <noahfrere at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I unfortunately didn't take as careful note of the letters as I should >> have. Thanks though, >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Paul McCloud <pmc033 at earthlink.net>wrote: >> >>> Hi, Noah: >>> Are the letters under the finish, or do the letters protrude and are >>> exposed? Most imports have exposed letters, but there are some embedded >>> under the finish. The finish was supposed to protect the letters from >>> tarnishing, but they will eventually do so, and there's nothing you can do >>> except to strip and refinish. Except that they are usually polyester >>> finishes and can't be easily stripped. If they are exposed, then just use >>> brass polish as David says. >>> Paul McCloud >>> San Diego >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Noah Frere" <noahfrere at gmail.com> >>> To: pianotech at ptg.org >>> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 7:17:26 AM >>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] price for fallboard decal >>> >>> in retrospect it probably is tarnish. thanks, >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 3:10 AM, David Nereson < da88ve at gmail.com > >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Noah Frere < noahfrere at gmail.com > >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Just throwing this out there before I call specific companies. Just >>> looking for a ballpark figure: how much to put in a new metal Schimmel >>> decal on a grand fallboard. The old one is rusty, and it must be done to a >>> high standard. >>> >>> Ballpark figure is fine, >>> >>> I've no idea, but if it's metal, it's not a decal. Decals are usually of >>> two types: the model airplane type that you soak in water, then slide off >>> onto the model, and the piano type which is "glued" on with the wet lacquer >>> or varnish, then the paper backing is soaked off, and more finish is >>> applied to the decal. >>> I've never heard of inlaid brass letters becoming "rusty." Are you sure >>> it's not just tarnish? I would try Brasso applied with a Q-tip, or maybe a >>> Scotch-brite pad or fine steel wool rubbed on the letters with the end of a >>> hammer shank. >>> But if they're actually rusty and need to be replaced, that's >>> specialized inlay work. I would call Schimmel. >>> --David Nereson, RPT >>> >>> >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20111214/c4c16460/attachment.htm>
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