Finishing questions

[Greg Newell]

Hazen,
         Thanks for the replies. Any idea roughly when the articles from 
Don Valley would have been in the journal?

Best,
Greg




At 10:45 PM 2/16/2005, you wrote:
>Greg Newell wrote:
>
>>Greetings artisans,
>>         I am faced with yet another finishing dilemma that I don't have 
>> the experience to solve on my own. I am working on the main lid of a 
>> smaller piano where the color seems to get progressively lighter from 
>> the point where the half lid folds over to the end of the lid. It does 
>> not seem to want to take stain or especially dye. What do I do?
>>         I am thinking of applying a filler to level off what may have 
>> been lost from the stripping process. What filler should I use and where 
>> is a good place to get it. Is it common to put on stain and filler in 
>> one process? I have used a very dark filler in the past but I was 
>> working for someone else at the time and have no idea what product it 
>> was or where it was obtained. Hints?
>>         I hate finishing but I think it's mostly because I'm just not 
>> very comfortable with it yet. I know there is a learning curve but i'd 
>> rather it wasn't at my customer's expense. ANY hints will be gratefully 
>> received! Thanks!!
>>
>>Greg Newell
>>Greg's piano Forté
>>mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
>>
>>Wasn't there a list just for finishing topics?
>>
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>>Greg,
>
>Don Valley has a great step by step process for refinishing, in a past 
>journal issue.He talkes about grain filling and a lot of good topics.
>Hazen Bannister
>
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Greg Newell
Greg's piano Forté
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