Pianotek has a liquid jet-black ebony dye for sharps. I haven't used it but I'd think there isn't anything blacker than jet black. Tom Cole John Gunderson wrote: > I am servicing a totally restored 1948 Steinway "M" . The original ebony > keys were refinished by the restorer at the time of the restoration but a > short time later, in the customer's home, the finish proceeded to "flake > off" leaving little flakes of black paint on the white keys and unsightly > chips on the surface of the ebony keys. The restorer took the ebony keys > back and re-refinished them, but again, a short while later, they started > to flake. > > I suggested to the customer that the best solution to the problem was to > strip the ebony keys completely and stain them with ebony anniline stain, > leaving nothing on the key's surface to chip. She accepted this solution > so I took the keys and completed the work. The result was very nice, the > finish being satin and uniformly dark in color, but not as dark as when the > keys were finished with black lacquer. Although the customer is willing to > accept this finish as a compromise, she would like it more if the keys were > darker. > > Does anyone have any suggestions to this problem? > > Thanks fellow piano-techs. John Gunderson, RPT. NJ Chapter > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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