Plate Serial Number Stamps (was Re: Two questions)

[Vanderhoofven]

At 09:55 AM 12/24/97 -0500, you wrote:
>List,
>
>1.  Can anyone recommend a source for stamps for plate serial numbers? 

>Thanks,
>
>Frank Weston 


Dear Frank,

Sorry to reply so late, but the holidays backed up my e-mail!

I had exactly the same question a year or two ago.  
Here is one suggestion I was given.  Other people replied about using
transfer or rub on numbers from Decals Unlimited.

Good Luck!
David

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>Subj:	Re: Lettering on Piano Plate
>Date:	95-11-10 10:04:46 EST
>From:	Tknostf@aol.com
>Sender:	pianotech@byu.edu
>
>Ron Berry suggested using rubber stamps for lettering plates. I use 3
>different stamps. A medium sized 6 band numeral stamp for serial and case
>numbers. A large 3 band letter stamp for model designation. And a small six
>band pricing stamp for wire sizes (it has a 1/2 mark).
>Use *Slink Ink* by JustRite, available by special order from an office
>supply. It is an *opaque industrial ink for marking non-porous surfaces*. It
>is very opaque and very thick. It will make a factory looking mark that
>doesn't need clear coating.
>
>Richard Anderson

Dear Friends at Pianotech,

I was looking over my expenses for 1995, and thought you might like to know
a follow up to this post from several months ago.  I had originally posted
a question about lettering the plate on a piano after re-bronzing it.  I
followed the excellent suggestions from Pianotech, and ordered the rubber
stamps and Slink Ink and stamp pad as suggested.  I thought you might like
to know the cost for these items.

Medium Sized 6 band numeral stamp              $44.05
      (Special Order)
small six band pricing stamp (with 1/2 size)    $8.20
2 ounce bottle of Slink Ink                     $6.20
Industrial quality Ink pad                      $9.85


These items were not cheap, but they did the job perfectly!  I would
recommend this system for lettering the numbers on piano plates during the
refinishing process.

Thank you for all of your help.

Sincerely,


David A. Vanderhoofven, RPT
Joplin, Missouri, USA        
e-mail:  dkvander@clandjop.com

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