Could be epoxy. I'd figure that if it's not lacquer (test that as per previous note), it could be polyester. I saw polyester finixh on a Bosendorfer crack from cold exposure on an orchestra tour. Like Tim said in Monty Python's "Quest for the Holy Grail" - "I tried tuh warn yuh. But would you listen to me? Oh, no, thought you knew it all, didn't yuh?" Wally Wilson, RPT At 08:58 PM 3/14/01 +0100, you wrote: >Thats what my initial thoughts were. But I didnt want to say anything, >prefering to see if I got this reaction from someone first. I will call >them and ask them about this me thinks. So you think these cracks can be >repaired to look seamless then ?? Do you think along with Robert that >this sounds like epoxy finished ? > >Newton Hunt wrote: > >> Hi Richard, >> >> This sound more like cold cracks than shock damage. If it spend much >> time outside (in a truck) in very cold weather the finish shrinks more >> than the wood does and cracks. >> >> Normal procedure is to remove all the loose stuff then spread new >> stuff in the cracks. level, sand, polish and polish and polish. Fun, >> Fun, Fun. >> >> Newton > >-- >Richard Brekne >RPT, N.P.T.F. >Bergen, Norway >mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no >
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