This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Roger thanks One thing that is important when applying other products with = dissimilar solvent bases over shellac is that since there is no similar = solvent to bite and bond to the shellac it must be sanded so that there = is a tooth for a good mechanical bond. When I used to put varnish over = my shellac base on my boards I would allow to dry thoroughly(24 hrs.) = then sand lightly. Another great feature of shellac is that it seems as though it case = hardens the surface of wood. This would have obvious tonal benefits as = well as strength. I always coat my bridge notches with it before the lacquer. That's = one place I don't sand but have not had a failure Hmmmm. Good Day Dale Erwin ----- Original Message -----=20 From: jolly roger=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 10:07 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Plate Finish, was Varsol At 08:32 PM 7/1/01 -0700, you wrote:=20 Hi Mark I'm aware of the many amazing properties of shellac but it just never = occurred to me to try it in this application until you guys tweaked my = duh! barrier. This might be my answer.I'm in the middle of a plate job = that is a very long and arduous story. Thanks Dale Erwin Hi Dale, The only other time I used it as a sealer. A = customer had stripped a cabinet themselves and oiled the case, then = decided to have the piano rebuilt and refinished. No matter what we = washed the stripped case with, stripper, lacquer thinner, alcohol. The = oil would do it's nasty work on the finish, from below. A few coats of = shellac to seal the grain. It worked like a charm. That's what = twigged me to use it on the plate.=20 My re finisher mentioned that he now uses it as a sealer on Oak dining = room table tops, for a full grain finish, and reckons he has less = problems with shrinkage. Roger ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/99/ee/c7/2a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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