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 http://www.musselwhite.com http://canadianpianopage.com/calgary email: john@musselwhite.com http://www.mp3.com/fatbottom
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