sun-bleached lid

[Chris Gregg]

Stan,

	Have you considered  veneering the lid.  It is not that difficult a job
and you should be able to find a match quite easily for the piano.   One
thing to check out first, is there  veneer on the lid?  I know that my
model A  has a solid mahogany lid.  How do I know? Because it was nailed
together with one by fours when I bought it.

Chris

At 08:06 PM 1/16/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Golly Gee. I don't think Mark Cramer from Brandon University could ever
>offend me. He was such a gracious host for our group almost one year ago now
>while we played with soundboards!
>
>Anyway, NO. I don't have a proven method for bleaching out a lid. BUT I do
>have a work or two of warning. I have used a variety of wood bleaches in
>marine applications. I have always used them on solid planks of mahogany,
>etc. The bleach is really hard on the wood. Really blasts the grain out from
>the surface, etc. You need to soak the wood pretty good usually. I would be
>a bit hesitant using it on a veneered lid. I would be afraid it would just
>chew the veneer right off.
>
>If you go that rout, you might try starting with a highly watered down
>mixture and use it sparingly. You can always hit it again with more bleach
>if desired.
>
>Also, I know it is generally not a good idea to sand on a veneer much, but
>you might want to try a small spot and see whether a moderate amount of
>sanding will get you through the sun-bleached zone. Often offending colors -
>stains, sun-bleaching - don't go all the way through the veneer. Obviously,
>be real careful with this approach also!
>
>Who owns the piano? Did you tell them that all real pianos are finished in
>ebony???????
>
>Terry Farrell
>Piano Tuning & Service
>Tampa, Florida
>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Stan Kroeker" <stan@pianoexperts.mb.ca>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 4:11 PM
>Subject: Fwd: Re: sun-bleached lid
>
>
>> Dear list:
>>
>> Not sure what the protocol is for messages forwarded from
>> non-subscribers.   If it doesn't offend you, then please consider
>> sharing your experiences with the following refinishing problem.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Stan Kroeker
>> Registered Piano Technician
>>
>> Mark Cramer wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi list,
>> > I'm having a 1911 mahogany 'O' refininshed. The lid has been left open
>all
>> > it's life, such that half the lid is red, and the other half blond. I
>know
>> > you've all seen this before, this is the vintage where the legs are
>> > grain-painted.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have a succesful (proven) approach for blending (bleaching)
>the
>> > two halves?
>> >
>> > thanks,
>> > Mark Cramer,
>> > Brandon University
>>
>
>
>
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