Hello all, A most interesting experience. I am repairing and refinishing an old damaged sound board. While scraping off the 90+/- year old varnish it puffed itself into the air in a fine powder. With age there was absolutely no effort in scraping it off. Normally I would wear a respirator in such situations but this time I didn't. After about 20 minutes of scraping and sanding I began to experience what could only be described as a narcotic effect from the stuff. I have never noticed this before. Not quite as enjoyable as being drunk but interesting to say the least. Very light headed and floaty-like with a hint of giddiness involved. When I became self aware of the situation I cleared away but the effect lasted for a while. I was wondering if anyone else had this experience? I had never heard of a narcotic effect from the removal of old finishes but this was pretty powerful stuff. Don't tell the government or they will try to make old pianos a controlled substance! I can see it now, old uprights that dealers have been dumping for years are suddenly worth thousands on the streets. Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas NV -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20061122/537af4c8/attachment.html
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