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<DIV>Regarding dust on a freshly varnished soundboard. Maybe one 5-foot =
by
however-long-a-piano-you-commonly-work-on sheet of whatever - something =
light -
maybe even plastic in a simple frame - to lay across the top of the =
piano
immediately after applying varnish. The dust concern is why I have not =
used
varnish on a board, but I think maybe my next one will get =
varnish.</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 10, =
2002 9:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Varnishing =
Soundboards</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I've always used spar varnish. I like how it =
looks. In this case I modified the technique given in the =
article a
bit. I sanded first to 220. Then a diluted the varnish 1:3 =
with
turpentine, saturated the wood, sanded it in with 320 and wiped off =
the
excess. Then I brushed on a heavier coat and let it dry as =
normal.
Afterwards, I sanded in one more coat using extra fine 3M synthetic =
steel wool
and wiped off the excess again. I just finished this coat and =
though it
leaves a really nice feeling surface, it is not the glossy finish that =
one
would have if you brushed the final coat. It is somewhere in =
between
satin and gloss. Rather nice actually. But the jury is =
still
out. I may brush on one final coat if I decide I want the glossy =
finish. There is something about a glossy varnish finish on an =
old board
that has a real richness that I like. I just hate trying to work =
so dust
free in my small production shop.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>