At 10:39 AM 1/13/2001 -0500, Ed Foote wrote:
> Billbrpt writes:
><< It would seem to me that you could change red felt to
>maroon by using some shade of blue. A box of rit dye doesn't cost much.>>
>
>Greetings,
> I did this on my first Steinway rebuild. It had to be a white piano,(the
>original case was bookmatched burl walnut, but had been refinished to a
>white without any primer/clear coat. When stripped, it was dotted with white
>in all the pores! A disgrace, but what could I do.? The new buyer wanted a
>white piano, also. )
> The felt needed to be green so I dyed it with RIT. John Musselwhite?
>That is Ray Griff's piano. How is the color holding up?
The colour is fine, Ed. If it's fading at all it's doing it consistently. I
was curious as to how you managed to get green felt! It's really quite
striking in a white piano!
John
... NEWS FLASH: Red and blue ships collide - Sailors marooned!
John Musselwhite, RPT - Calgary, Alberta Canada
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