This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Thanks to all who responded to my request for information about working with veneer. For those just joining the discussion.I am working on a "beloved" piano that was left in an abandoned building with a leaky roof. The veneer on the horizontal parts (top and above the key cover) was split, splintered and mostly off. I tried to replace with new veneer and wood glue. I clamped it into a sandwich with planks, but ended up with air bubbles under the surface. I next tried contact cement but the new veneer still had air pockets under it. I got many great suggestions about how to apply veneer which I will definitely do next time. Having already affixed the veneer, and expecting that I would have to plane it off anyway, I experimented with pressure and heat. I turned the dial, on what I thought was my wife's OLD iron (an amusing story which need not concern us here!), to high, and proceeded to "iron out" the air pockets. It worked! After ironing the entire surface of the veneer, while exerting a lot of pressure, there was virtually no warping left. I have now stained the new veneer with dark walnut stain, and it looks like it is going to work. Again, thanks to all of you who share your expertise with us. The collective wisdom of this list is amazing. Ed Carwithen John Day, OR ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/62/f3/ff/c8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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