and your point is? I shouldn't go squaring those Victorian piano keys that were rounded at fronts in the factory? OK... David I. ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "alan forsyth" <alan@forsythalan.wanadoo.co.uk> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 10/5/2005 9:52:32 AM Subject: Re: Paint recommendations for sharps? >Some Victorian pianos had sharps that were rounded on the fronts instead of >squared off. >AF >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@luther.edu> >To: <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 4:13 PM >Subject: RE: Paint recommendations for sharps? >> At 07:55 AM 10/5/2005 -0700, you wrote: >>>What does none standard sharps mean? Unless they resemble a dark bump, >>>I'd square them up, steel wool and several coats of Watco Black. >>> >>>David I. >> >> >> >> I don't know what, specifically, the Thumpster was referring to (narrower >> maybe??), but one VERY non standard sharp would be the Mehlin "Patent >> Grand" one which the back third gently curves down to about 1/8" ... >> >> >> >> >>> >Like Terry, I love the look of plain ebony. But this >>> >old Chickering I'm fixing has non-standard sharps, >>> >that I don't want to be dissolved by the goo on >>> >careless humans' hands. So I intend to paint them. >>> > Brands come and brands go. Does anyone have >>> >definitive recommendadtions regarding a current brand >>> >of spray paint to use ? Gloss or satin? Rubbed with >>> >steel wool ? Other application advice? >>> > I want these to look ( ahem ) "sharp"! >>> > Thanks! >>> > Thump >> >> >> Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician >> Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 >> 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 >> >> - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, >> - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap. >> >> >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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