Anything wrong with finishing keysticks?

[gordon stelter]

Just one coat of lacquer, generally, though I used
ivory colored epoxy spray on the keys that went to
that church. A couple of coats, with a light sanding
between them, to knock off "whiskers", on the part
that would be slightly visible during playing. Old
bushing cauls kept paint out of the mortices, and I
did all surfaces, for stability. 
    It looked fine ( very unobtrusive ) and created an
easily cleanable surface.
    Thump

--- Joseph Alkana <josephspiano@comcast.net> wrote:

> Followed by some gel stain. Don't forget to polish
> the lead before sealing 
> key    :-)   :-)   :-)
> 
> Seriously, I have seen many sets of keys with a
> protective coating of some 
> type, and not only does the result look good, but
> also keeps the dirt and 
> staining down to a dull roar.
> 
> Joseph Alkana RPT
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 4:30 PM
> Subject: RE: Anything wrong with finishing
> keysticks?
> 
> 
> > The customer is willing to pay for this...?
> >
> > I don't see any problem,,,one coat does
> > it or are you filling the grain, sanding sealer
> > and then sanding between coats?...;-]
> >
> >
> > David Ilvedson, RPT
> > Pacifica, California
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original message
> ----------------------------------------
> > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Received: 2/27/2006 7:45:26 AM
> > Subject: Anything wrong with finishing keysticks?
> >
> >
> >>     A few years ago I got a  bunch of folks upset
> >>here by saying I was going to lacquer the
> keysticks on
> >>a piano I was doing for a church. Besides sealing
> in
> >>residual odors, I saw this as a way to keep slime,
> >>from dirty fingers, from soaking into the wood on
> the
> >>white key sides. It worked beautifully ( wipes
> right
> >>off ) so now I am thinking of doing it again, but
> this
> >>time on a Steinway grand that was in a  hippie
> commune
> >>and really, really stinks. ( Cigarettes and pets,
> >>mostly. ) I'll do everything I can to get rid of
> the
> >>odor such as sanding the wood, ozonating them in a
> >>sealed box, etc., but I suspect they'll still be
> >>stinky, so I want to lacquer them. Does anyone
> here
> >>have a good mechanical reason why I oughtn't.
> >>    Thanks!
> >>     G
> >
> >>P.S. It's also a  nice way to seal the leads, so
> they
> >>oxidize less and are inhaled as dust, less.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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