Varnishing Soundboards

[David Love]

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I can work around the bridges, my concern was whether or not I could =
work fast enough to be wiping off the varnish before it starts to gel.

David Love
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  From: bases-loaded@juno.com=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: January 08, 2002 7:13 PM
  Subject: Re: Varnishing Soundboards


  Hi David -

  I saw the same article, and was also intrigued by the guy's method.  =
The biggest drawback in applying this method to a soundboard I would =
think would be the bridge being a bit difficult to work around.  A flat, =
unobstructed surface would be much better, to be sure. =20

  Spraying is hard to beat in a game like this.  =20
  Still, I'm sure his procedure would yield very fine results.

  Mark Potter
  bases-loaded@juno.com


  On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 22:00:37 -0800 "David Love" =
<davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> writes:
    There was a very interesting article in this month's Fine =
Woodworking magazine that discussed a method of using spar varnish for =
finishing furniture.  It involved sanding the varnish into the wood in =
successive coats using finer and finer sandpaper.  The sanding created a =
kind of slurry which acts to fill the grain of the wood.  The excess =
varnish is then wiped off and allowed to dry before the next finer grit =
is used on the subsequent coat.

    I have always liked using varnish on soundboards for its durability =
and look, but have found it a bit of a headache because of the time it =
takes to dry and the problems with dust.  This method supposedly avoids =
that and creates a rather lustrous finish.  Has anyone tried this =
method?  Any comments.  The article mentions that for large surfaces you =
may want to use two people. =20

    David Love


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