Varnish--Hard finish vs Soft finish

John Delacour JD@Pianomaker.co.uk
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 21:22:29 +0000


At 10:54 AM -0600 1/12/02, Don Rose wrote:
>Hi JD,
>
>It is interesting to note that the Strad violins finish is *still* flexible
>and will take an imprint of a finger after 300 years. Just a case of
>different strokes for different folks eh?
>
>At 04:17 PM 01/12/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>>
>>For several years now I have used the same method on every piano.  My
>  >aim is to get a hard mirror finish as thin as possible on the board.

When we get to a discussion on varnishing fiddles, I'll give you my 
recipe for that!

JD



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