[pianotech] Cleaning very old plate

[Terry Farrell]

Hello Debbie - so nice to hear from you! I hope life is well in your  little picturesque New England town!

I hate to differ with you, but difficult is a relative term. I can't even draw a stick figure acceptably. I have less than zero art talent - I actually have a negative affect on the creation of art. If it's all one color, I'm good to go. Start with any sort of hand dootles and it's curtains.

But we'll see. I might look into the local university artist angle.......

Terry Farrell

On May 22, 2012, at 9:47 AM, Debbie Legg wrote:

> Hi Terry,
> 
> Artistry is not as difficult as you might think!  I redecorated a very elaborately painted square grand plate several years ago (for a well-known Clearwater tech!).  Take loads of pics with many close-ups, make some notes on dimensions, buy Testors black enamel in bottles and pens of various point sizes.  Buy lots of good artist sables. Don't forget the brilliant gold if used in the original design.  I think we may have clear-coated the plate so that I could quickly wipe off mistakes if and when they happened...I really don't remember.  The key is to not worry too much about exactly duplicating the original.
> 
> I'd lend a hand but my fee would be exorbitant considering current distance and all!
> 
> Debbie Legg
>