Why not try sandblasting? Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of gordon stelter Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:47 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: How much tone is lost by PAINTING a soundboard with gray primer ????( YUCK! !!) Quite a lot, I'd suspect. I just picked up this Steinway upright, and found rather thick, gray paint all over thre back posts and soundboard. Gray sandable primer is, I believe rather soft ( = sound absorbing. ) If I have time, I'll get a bunch of carbon filters for my gas-mask, and try to blast it off with lacquer thinner in my spray gun, with a bottle brush to get behind the posts. Peace, G P.S. Thanks for all the answers to my felt-chopper query! Gave me some great ideas, and if I come up with someting different, I'll try to post some photos. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC
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