---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment List, After a long break I am returning to the list. I have a number of questions which have been bouncing around the empty spaces in my skull and it is time for them to come out. So here comes the first: Recently I have had the opportunity to meet Mr. Fazioli and play some of his pianos and this has prompted a number of questions. In the course of my conversations with him he described the finishing process for his soundboards. Our conversation was held during the grand opening of a Fazioli dealer here in Chicago so the noise level made communication difficult in addition to certain language issues. However I did gather he uses a particularly hard/water resistant sealer on his boards, the specifics of this material were beyond what we could get into at the time. Subsequent to that conversation I have talked to David Graham, who is servicing these pianos (lucky dog) and have learned that they are remarkably stable and need very little tuning work. Now keep in mind the show rooms are located in the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, which is nearly 100 years old and the climate control system is not much newer. David's report is not what one would normally expect about brand new pianos in such an environment. Which got me thinking about Del Fanderich's epoxy treatment for old soundboards. I have used this protocol on every non-replaced soundboard which comes through the shop. The usual result is a board with a lot of power for an old board and a very stable tuning once things have settled down. I mean very stable with little reaction to climate changes. Mr. Fazioli explained the purpose for his soundboard finishing method was to seal the wood from the atmosphere to prevent the usual tuning problems. Finally the question: Has anybody used epoxy to seal a new board from the atmosphere? Has anybody used anything else which accomplished the same objective? Since one of the features which is often cited for using spruce in soundboards is its stiffness to weight ratio, is the added stiffness from the epoxy a good thing or bad? (I know it is good on old boards, but what about new?) For those unfamiliar with this method, I use a water white, penetrating, very low viscosity epoxy from System Three. I know I asked more than one question, I have a whole lot more where these came from. Thanks, Andrew Remillard 2417 Maple Ave Downers Grove, IL 60515 ANRPiano.com 630-852-5058 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/72/3a/79/57/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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