[pianotech] Sitka spruce-Stwy B

Mike Spalding mike.spalding1 at verizon.net
Wed Mar 18 05:49:54 PDT 2009


Dale,
Quick question about finishing.  You spray lacquer on the board and rub 
out?  Do you mask the case, or are you spraying both simultaneously?

thanks

Mike

erwinspiano at aol.com wrote:
>  Hi
> *  Last week there was a discussion about spruce quality,color,grain 
> count etc. A few asked off list to see one of the panels I referred 
> to. The one pictured was just glued in yesterday & has it's final 
> gloss coats of lacquer applied. Rub out Manana. This board was made 
> from some to the really wide reddish planks with a grain count of 
> roughly 22 grains an inch. The two planks in the middle are 9 & 11 
> inches wide make up at least half the entire panel.
>  It's much prettier now that is under clear gloss lacquer. The reddish 
> color is diminished. The grain really pops and hopefully the tone will 
> as well. I'll post the other requested pics of the other panels glued 
> up recently. My Batteries died in the cameras.  There always doing that.
>  Dale*
>
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