Soundboard Finishing

[Lance Lafargue]

I would be afraid to "strip" (I never have) a board or add water with bleach
because of the likelyhood of weakening glue joints. Not only the end joints
of the soundboard material, but the ribs as well. I scrape/sand only.  Is
the bleach regular wood bleach with water?

Lance Lafargue, RPT
Mandeville, LA
New Orleans Chapter, PTG
lancelafargue@bellsouth.net

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Paul McCloud
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 1:19 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Soundboard Finishing


I've just done my first board, a S&S M.  I stripped the board, shimmed
it, then bleached the old board with shims in it.  I then used 4 coats
of Deft and sanded and wooled it.  The newly bleached board matched the
shims nicely, and gives a "new" look to the board.
    Paul McCloud