<B><I><A href="mailto:BobDavis88@aol.com">BobDavis88@aol.com</A></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">We do refinishing, and start seeing lacquer in the mid twenties. I can't remember offhand when varnish replaced shellac, but I think it was in the late 1890's or early '90's. Don't quote me on that.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob Davis</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I concur with Bob, with the same caveat.  Certainly, I have not seen varnish on practically ANY piano manufactured after 1930, and I have stripped countless pianos from that period.  Also, I don't believe I have ever encountered shellac on pianos post-1890 or so.  </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Talking original finish, of course...</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Mark Potter</FONT></STRONG></DIV><BR><BR><BR> <DIV><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Get a sneak peek of the all-new <A title=http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982 href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target=_blank>AOL.com</A>.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>