Baldwin finish

[Farrell]

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"The second problem you may have is getting all of the "black" out of =
the wood pores."

Or not. Some folks like to fill grain with black for a vivid grain =
result!

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Joe Garrett=20
  To: pianotech=20
  Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:42 PM
  Subject: Re: Baldwin finish


  Dean May queried: "I am looking at refinishing a 6 foot Baldwin, about =
50 years old. It has a
  satin ebony finish that has bad water damage on the lid and side. I'm =
not
  sure if the finish is original or not. It is apparent that it is =
mahogany in
  the areas of the water damage.

  Can anyone tell me if the odds are good for it to be all mahogany? I =
have a
  customer who wants it but in a natural wood finish. Will I get myself =
into
  trouble to convert it to a natural wood finish?"

  Many thanks,

  Dean,
  There's really no way to tell, until you've stripped the whole thing. =
Many times, different veneers were used on an Ebony piano. It's what I =
call a "Friday Piano". I'm sure you've seen an upright with a cacophy of =
woods, usually when the client does his/her own refinishing.<G>
  (When Friday rolled around, they had all these mismatched case =
parts...so, Black it was!)
  The second problem you may have is getting all of the "black" out of =
the wood pores. This can be a real bear on some porous woods, like =
mahogany.
  Regards,
  Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
  Captain, Tool Police
  Squares R I
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