You could seal the wood with orange shellac to impart color and varnish over it. Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 12:34 AM 8/6/97 -0600, you wrote: ><snip> >Here's the dilemma: If he sands the whole board down then the original >Steinway varnish is gone forever, and soundboard is a much lighter color. >If he leaves it alone (what he would do if it was his) he said nobody would >notice because it is under the hinges (he will be putting some sort of >sealant on the whole board anyway -- short name -- starts with a D). I >suggested perhaps sanding the whole board and then putting the same type of >varnish that yellows the wood slightly and even more with time. He said >he's never done this but he would if that is what I wanted. Whatever he >uses will be brushed on. > >Any thoughts? Authenticity is important to me but I do want a sharp >looking piano. I even asked for a soundboard decal even though the >original didn't have one. > >Glenn. > >
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