Followed by some gel stain. Don't forget to polish the lead before sealing key :-) :-) :-) Seriously, I have seen many sets of keys with a protective coating of some type, and not only does the result look good, but also keeps the dirt and staining down to a dull roar. Joseph Alkana RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 4:30 PM Subject: RE: Anything wrong with finishing keysticks? > The customer is willing to pay for this...? > > I don't see any problem,,,one coat does > it or are you filling the grain, sanding sealer > and then sanding between coats?...;-] > > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, California > > > > ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> > To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Received: 2/27/2006 7:45:26 AM > Subject: Anything wrong with finishing keysticks? > > >> A few years ago I got a bunch of folks upset >>here by saying I was going to lacquer the keysticks on >>a piano I was doing for a church. Besides sealing in >>residual odors, I saw this as a way to keep slime, >>from dirty fingers, from soaking into the wood on the >>white key sides. It worked beautifully ( wipes right >>off ) so now I am thinking of doing it again, but this >>time on a Steinway grand that was in a hippie commune >>and really, really stinks. ( Cigarettes and pets, >>mostly. ) I'll do everything I can to get rid of the >>odor such as sanding the wood, ozonating them in a >>sealed box, etc., but I suspect they'll still be >>stinky, so I want to lacquer them. Does anyone here >>have a good mechanical reason why I oughtn't. >> Thanks! >> G > >>P.S. It's also a nice way to seal the leads, so they >>oxidize less and are inhaled as dust, less. > > > > >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>http://mail.yahoo.com >>_______________________________________________ >>Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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