<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000= 000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000= 000 size=3><STRONG>  Andrew</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000= 000 size=3><STRONG>  Makes sense to me</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000= 000>  .  Certainly we can't prevent moisture movement in wood (I doubt that w= ould such a good idea anyway), but we can slow the rate and thus flatten out some= of the swings the soundboard experiences.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>All of the soundboards I have applied epoxy to have had crown, flat boards get replaced.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><STRONG> As it should be</STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I use System Three Epoxy.  The surface condition is usually pret= ty rough after drying and I sand it and coat it with lacquer and rub it out t= o a satin (usually) finish.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>  <FONT size=3><STRONG>You mean rough after the epoxy applicatio= n? Right? then lacquer.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have never warmed the epoxy to improve flow, but I think I will try= that the next time.</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> Definitely</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000> <DIV>I have been debating with myself over the wisdom of using epoxy as a sealer on a new soundboard.  Any thoughts on this?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>  I<FONT size=3><STRONG> was just thinking about this. Why not. = it's an extra step but one that could be very beneficial as long as the coating wasn't too thick.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>   Dale</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I hope that helps some.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Andrew Remillard</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>