Rob Its a shellac and varnish finish from that time frame and not compatible with lacquers. I'll rely on others for the final word but I wouldn't do it. Hey, It looks good, it has patina...I'd go with eventually and call it a day. Or if it ain't broke don't fix it. Dale S. Erwin www.Erwinspiano.com Custom piano restoration Ronsen piano hammers-sales R & D and tech support Sitka soundboard panels 209-577-8397 209-985-0990 -----Original Message----- From: Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Fri, Nov 5, 2010 9:20 pm Subject: [pianotech] Finish on finish Hello, I have a 1925 Steinway that has basically a very good mahogany finish. It was well cared for and largely sat untouched for decades. Although the finish is in excellent shape it will eventually have issues due to age. I'm wondering as an alternative to striping off a perfectly good looking finish, maybe scuff it up with fine paper and pads and then shoot a new clear finish over it. This would make the finish hard and smooth again without having to deal with all the stripping mess, grain filling, color matching, everything from scratch. This could reduce a two-three week job into a matter of days. Has anyone here done this or seen some disasters? Any suggestions? Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101106/fae2e420/attachment.htm>
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