Thanks Jim and Ed, I wiped on lacquer thinner last night to get a look-see at what I'll end up with. I took it down as much as I'm comfortable doing and decreased it's visibility, but I'll tell them that Ed and Jim said it increased the value, added character and that it further proves it is all original/genuine Steinway. LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES New Orleans Chapter Mandeville, LA. _________________________________ II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II ----------------------------------------------------------- lafargue@iamerica.net "Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself." ---------- > From: JIMRPT@AOL.COM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Soundboard scratches > Date: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 10:14 PM > > > In a message dated 6/30/1999 9:28:24 PM, A440A@AOL.COM writes: > > << Make up a good rationale for themt and stick to it! > Regards, > Ed Foote >> > > Lance; > Although I can't agree with Ed to a "T".......cause he has an extra T in > there :-)........I absolutely agree with everything else. > The probable causes could be, cleaning attempts, restringing or string > replacement damage, dry spilled coke/rum damage. > The best answer 'might' be to say "Sir, or Madam, because of the depth of > these scratches it is not practical to remove them completely as it would > also remove so much of that one small area of the sounboard so as to possibly > alter the sound/stability." > > Course, it also is probably true....and that helps :-) > Jim Bryant (FL)
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