Dear friends, After refinishing a piano plate with bronzing powder, I am faced with the dilemma of how to affix the serial number and other assorted numbers to the plate. My first thought was to transfer the numbers to the plate using rub-on transfer characters, then to put a final clear coat of lacquer over the top of the numbers. Unfortunately, the rub-on numbers will not adhere to the plate. The thought of hand-lettering strikes fear into my heart! Should I: (a) pay a sign painter to letter the plate (b) use a stencil (c) use a decal? (Do the decal manufacturers such as Decals Unlimited make items like this? (d) cross my fingers and hope that the numbers will "magically" appear on the plate by themselves some night while I sleep!?! Your answers are appreciated. Thanks! David A. Vanderhoofven vandrpiano@aol.com Joplin, MO Associate Member, Kansas City Chapter PTG P.S. My wife and I have seen the Piano Page several times, and it is great! Very professionally done, and the pictures of the Bosendorfer and Kawai pianos are interesting. Thanks to Ron Berry and the others who worked on this! The Piano Page: http://www.prairienet.org/arts/ptg/homepage.html Tagline: "For more information please send a self-obsessed stomped antelope!"
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