In a message dated Tue, 30 Jul 2002 3:35:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, cmpiano@attbi.com writes: > > > List! I made a boo boo! > > I have a device copied from Joe Scortino to soak off the dampers from the heads. It was made by cutting a piece of two inch pvc tubing in half lengthwise. Then it is assembled in a lazy "W" so that the wires hang down the middle and water is added to touch the felt. > > It's worked fine except yesterday I forgot and left it overnight. The felt sure soaked off, but some of the finish in now coming off. > > My question: Since I will have to strip the tops of these heads and refinish, could I just spray the whole head (sides and all) black? Would that look tacky? It would be > difficult to mask the sides or at least take extra work. > > What do you think? > > Thanks > > Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG > Santa Clara, California > cmpiano@attbi.com Carl, unless this is an extremely rare 1720 Verboten grand piano built by the Verboten brothers (siamese twins joined at the butt) by hand with flint knives, no one will notice. It will look great and be perfectly acceptable. David Koelzer Vintage Pianos DFW
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