soundboard colour

[Jon Page]

If the board has retained color, then applying orange shellac with
an artist's brush on the shims will tone them down.
Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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At 10:11 PM 8/10/97 +0200, you wrote:
>PETER KESTENS
>Het Muziekinstrumentenatelier
>BELGIUM
>KESTENS.P@Debcom.be
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>List,
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>I've repaired a soundboard of a Bechstein vintage grand with new shims.  I
>was asking myself during this job if it should be possible to colour the
>new shims so it should be less visible where they have been placed in the
>soundboard? Any ideas or reactions should be very appreciated.  Thanks a
>lot.
>Peter Kestens
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