David, Thank you for your opinion. What I asked for was pictures if you have them. I have a customer whose piano I have picked up and stored for almost 3 months. They are now ready to do some work but live about 45 minutes away so I'd like to email them some photos that would clearly show the difference between open grain and closed grain. This is not a high quality piano. I'm giving them the option to choose a cheaper route. Thanks. Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 3:54 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] finish question Most regular furniture is done in open grain finish where you can still see the pores of the wood. If they look around their living room or dining room they will probably see an example of open grain finishing. Closed grain seals the grain so you can finish it to mirror like quality if you want (though I prefer a rubbed satin finish--as opposed to a sprayed satin finish). It might be hard to find pictures. The one great advantage of closed grain, and especially rubbed finishes (you might tell them), is that they are much easier to repair and match the sheen. With open grain it's very difficult to match grain patterns and/or keep the repaired area from filling in and changing the sheen. Also, repairs generally are more difficult to make with open grain for example if you have to patch an area, grain match and then finish. For those reasons I rarely choose open grain finishes on pianos and don't recommend them to my customers even though they are a bit cheaper. In the long run the closed grain finish will look better, hold up better and repair more easily. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Greg Newell Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:44 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] finish question Does anyone have pictures (digital) of the difference between open grained finish and closed grain finish. Id like to email some to my customer to show the difference. Thanks! Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile)
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