Soundboard finishing follow up

[David Love]

Phil:

The expense doesn't bother me if it's the right product, but I'm not
familiar with it.  Anybody else?

David Love


----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip L Ford" <fordpiano@lycos.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: January 15, 2002 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: Soundboard finishing follow up


> On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:19:39
>  David Love wrote:
> >Re my previous posts on finishing soundboards and the recent article in
Fine Woodworking.  Forget about it.  It's too slow a buildup.  And too much
waste of varnish.  Maybe for small hardwood projects, but not for spruce.
Back to my old method of shellac followed by two coats of glossy spar
varnish.  Wait till the air in the shop gets quiet.  Lay it on, tip toe out
and hope for the best.
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> >David Love
> >
> David,
> I've been reading the posts on this topic and have been hesitant to jump
in since I'm
> not a refinisher and rarely do this work myself.  However, I have finished
a couple of
> soundboards in varnish.  I've used the Behlen violin varnish.  Have you or
others tried
> that?  It seems to dry quite rapidly by varnish standards.  Not too much
problem with
> dust.  To my eye it gives a nice finish.  It seems to dry hard enough to
sand out or
> buff out without too much wait time.  The downside is that it's expensive.
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> Phil F
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