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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dale, see my earlier reply to Joe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Will<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dale Erwin<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 09, 2012 1:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> joegarrett@earthlink.net; pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] plate finishing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><br> Joe<br> One of the nicest parts about acrylic lacquer is they are quite flexible for some time. The screw holes clean out easily with a sharp counter sink. Its not brittle and you gotta whack it, or scratch it hard to really mess it up. Down side is, if you get it too thick the washers and rear aliquots tend to bury into the lacquer a bit.<br>Will? ...Hows yer finish on these issues<br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue'>Dale Erwin... RPT</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br></span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S pianos<br><a href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com">www.Erwinspiano.com</a></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen'><br></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:crimson'>209-577-8397</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><br><br>Will, Excellent write-up. I printed it out to show to my refinisher.<G> Just wondering how this stuff is in regard to "chipping". I've yet to find any finish that will resist chipping unless it is less than a week old, (i.e. still soft ). I've found that using an appropriate counter sink on the screw holes, right after the initial finishing process, helps to eliminate some chipping, but ya really have to have all your ducks in a row to get the plate stuffed into the carcus and get the strings on before the darned stuff sets up hard. Any suggestions? Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen'><br></span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>From: Joseph Garrett <<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>><br><br><br></span><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:darkgreen'> </span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:navy'><br><tt> </tt></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>