Ron, 150 grit, really? That's the finest you sand the top of the bridge? Man, I guess I'm going overboard going to 600 grit, yes? Live and Learn, they say. Respectfully, William R. Monroe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:07 PM Subject: Re: DAG vs. 1708 > > > Sheesh, > > > > That's a new one on me. I guess that just shows ta go ya, that just because > > everyone does it, doesn't mean it's good, right, or necessary. A good > > reminder. > > Too true. There are likely very good reasons for the way we do > things, if we could just figure out what they are. > > > > Soooo, Ron, do you use any dressing to make your notching easier? I suppose > > not. now that you're automated, eh? How finely would you routinely sand the > > bridge top? > > > > Respectfully, > > William R. Monroe > > I used to use Dag, but got tired of tracking it all over the bridge > with my fingers through the notching process. Black liquid shoe > polish fixed that problem, but not putting on anything saved a step > and looked nice (I thought, but then I prefer blued tuning pins too, > so what do I know about aesthetics). I have to take my glasses off > and notch with my nose (nearly) on the bridge anyway, so I could see > where I was without the black. The machine now lets me stand back > and make storms of chips quickly. I like it best. > > A quick block sanding pass with 150 grit after notching works for me. > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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