black finish

[Farrell]

Hey, don't you read the marketing stuff? That is part of why each piano is an individual - they all have their own personalities. What the heck are you looking for? Some kind of assembly-line perfection? Perfect finish? All corners covered? No blemishes? If you have rub-through, areas not rubbed at all, and other imperfections, you have a piano that obviously was lovingly and tenderly hand finished by a fifth generation piano builder with curly white hair, a nice shop apron, wire-rimmed glasses, and maybe even a few curls of wood from the hand plane in his hair. I know, because I have seen the brochures.

There, ya got it now?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gutlo" <gutlo@bestweb.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: black finish


> List,
> Missed the tongue-in-cheek.
> You're right-new Steinways have finish problems right out of the factory.
> Don't know how they get away with it.
> 
> Arthur
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Kdivad@AOL.COM>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 10:39 AM
> Subject: Re: black finish
> 
> 
> > In a message dated Fri, 21 Jun 2002 7:20:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> gutlo@bestweb.net writes:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > List,
> > > Well, maybe.  But you'd be hard pressed to find good color matches from
> > > touchup markers, even in black.  Markers wear off, especially with
> furniture
> > > polish.  They're almost always visible, especially against a new finish.
> > >
> > > Touch up markers are best reserved for repairing damage and wear from
> age or
> > > accident, not as a substitute for good original craftsmanship.
> > >
> > > Arthur
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 12:12 PM
> > > Subject: Re: black finish
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > > > Hey isn't that what touchup markers are for...;-]
> > > >
> > > > David I.
> > > >
> >
> > Arthur, I believe David I. said that with tongue-in-cheek. On a serious
> note though have you seen the ebony finishes on brand new Steinways? Every
> one that has come into our shop has some kind of marker (magic or not) on
> almost every edge on the piano.  If you have a chance take a close look.
> Apparently piano finishing is a "Rocket science."
> >
> > David Koelzer
> > DFW
>