Dale: I am impressed with the amount of work you (and others) do on the finish of the soundboard. It shows your respect for your craft even if no-one else sees the actual "finished" product under the strings and plate (other than the next rebuilder after we're long dead and worm-eaten). Even though I don't put as much "back" into the finishing, I love to work with the board, before and after it's in, trimming it out and getting it ready for the next major belly steps. It represents a major achievement in the craft we pursue, and although I do use Andre's and don't make my own boards (at least not yet, with space and time issues), handling, fitting, treating, and finally seeing the expanse of finely shaped wood in place is still breath-taking to me. After 22 years of soundboard installation. Still a wonder. Bridge work is right up there, too! I'm considering going to the untreated top surface. Have been using the traditional DAG for years. What do you do on the tops for finish? Paul In a message dated 3/20/2009 6:59:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time, erwinspiano at aol.com writes: Paul looks like amber shellac over a very white Engleman board from Bolduc. Nice color. It appears that Stwy used amber shellac on all their old pre 1950s boards. Why brush on? I spray on one good wet coat as a sealer coat. Let dry over night & then Scuff it, then spray on 2 good coats of sealer, sand it out & then 2 good wet coats of gloss lacquer. Wet sand with 400,600, Then water wet steel wool on an flat automotive rub out hand tool which hold sandpaper & steel wool beautifully. Nice straight lines. It has a handle. Hand polish with Maguire swirl remover & a t-shirt cloth folded with no seams or creases It's a pretty nice look. On the bottom I don't rub out. Let it shine Dale Actually, here is a pic of a recent soundboard installation (bridges not yet sealed)...Mason AA...if you look closely, you can see the satin sheen result, and the color is just the way I like it, too. Paul In a message dated 3/19/2009 10:38:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, _bill at a440piano.net_ (mailto:bill at a440piano.net) writes: ____________________________________ Live traffic, local info, maps, directions and more with the NEW MapQuest Toolbar. _Get it now_ (http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=emlwemqmq00000003) ! **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219619459x1201345309/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090320/ecfc42a7/attachment-0001.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 41117 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090320/ecfc42a7/attachment-0001.jpe>
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