Shellac on soundboard

[Daniel Lindholm]

Hi Mark!

I do have some experience with french polishing and I would really like to
try that. I've never french polished something porous like spruce before
though. I have brushed and sanded three coats of sanding sealer made of
shellac and stearate and it feels really smooth.

We do have spray equipment, and if this fails I guess I have to beg someone
with sprayingexperience to help me out (I'm at a pianotech school).

Best regards,
Daniel Lindholm
----- Original Message -----
From: <bases-loaded@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: Shellac on soundboard


> HI Daniel -
>
> Shellac is a wonderful finish, but a tricky one to apply well because of
> its fast drying time.  You COULD french polish it, but if you haven't
> performed this procedure before, I wouldn't think starting with a
> soundboard would be a fruitful choice.  Brushing, too, has problems
> because it flashes off so fast.  Certainly a very high quality brush is a
> must, a good practiced brushing technique a real plus, and for something
> this big, you might consider adding a retarder to slow down the drying
> times a bit.  Longer dry times between coats would be necessary, but it
> would allow much greater freedom in application.
>
> I highly suggest practicing first on a panel of similar size.
>
> Do you have spray equipment?
>
> Mark Potter
> bases-loaded@juno.com
>
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 23:25:30 +0100 "Daniel Lindholm"
> <mailinglists@home.se> writes:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I would like to get some suggestions on how to refinish a grand
> > soundboard
> > with shellac.
> > Do you apply it with brush? French polish?
> >
> > I would be grateful for any advice!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Daniel Lindholm / Sweden
> >
> >
> >
>