Bechstein refinishing

[Farrell]

If you are restoring the piano and the finish is slightly crazed (and presumably the original finish?), IMHO it is time to strip all that old stuff off - whatever it is - and put a new finish on - whatever that might be. Is that what you are asking? It appears to me that you are considering salvaging the original finish.

What size is the "B"? I own a 1900 Bechstein A1 (about 180 cm) that I will be re-doing in the future.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Perkins" <jimperkins@mac.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 2:53 AM
Subject: Bechstein refinishing


> Gidday Gentlemen
> 
> I'm restoring a 1904 Bechstein B but have had contradictory advice 
> regarding the case finish- which is black.
> 
> Some say it might have been french- polished using necrocine (?) and 
> that it would be best to lacquer it. The finish is slightly crazed in 
> places but not bad overall. The veneer is several mms thick so I want 
> to take the finish back just so far as to bring it back to a high gloss 
> successfully.
> 
> I would value your collective experience as this is my first 'big one'!
> 
> 
> James Perkins
> 42 Marlee Road
> Parklands
> WA 6210
> Australia
> 
> 08 9581 6354
> Mobile 0401674447
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