Upright Action Mounts

[Richard Brekne]

Nancy McMillan wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net>
> To: PTG <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 9:43 AM
> Subject: Upright Action Mounts
>
> Hi Richard,
> You wrote:
>
> tried my hand
> > at french polish (which by the way is like really tough to get any real
> > written information about>
> Take a look at Bob Flexner's book  Understanding Wood Finishing , give it a
> shot on a couple of prctice boards and I think you'll discover that it's
> pretty simple.
> Sincerely,
> Doug Mahard, Associate Member

Thanks for the tip. I have looked at several books, and the only references to
french polish are pretty superficial. But I'll see if I can find a copy of this
while in the states and give it a look see. I have done about 12 pianos, and
get a nice result. Nicer then the boys in town who are spraying black in dusty
rooms by a long shot. But I am still looking for that dead blank, mirror. I
also have a bit of a problem from time to time with something that looks like
fogging, but doesnt have the same causes. I suspect it has to do with uneveness
in the thickness of the shellack but I am not  sure.

Richard Brekne
I.C.P.T.G    N.P.T.F.