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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Norman,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Do you think I mix my own Shellac?!!! Hell no! It is, whatever % is in the Spray Can of Bull's Eye Shellac!<G> My favorite elixir!<G> Solves all kinds of problems, in my shop.<G> Best thing since the invention of Peanut Butter, (Creamy of course!) Besides, this is German Wood/Piano, it'd take a large cask just to get it to have a slight buzz.<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">That's my take on that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Joe</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=normancantrell@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:normancantrell@sbcglobal.net">Norman Cantrell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 6/29/2012 7:14:57 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Wood?<G></DIV>
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<DIV>What percentage of Alcohol are you using in the shellac? It sounds like you have just gotten the wood so "drunk" it is pliable into whatever shape you want.</DIV>
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<DIV>Norman Cantrell</DIV>
<DIV><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 6/29/12, Joseph Garrett <I><joegarrett@earthlink.net></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net><BR>Subject: [pianotech] Wood?<G><BR>To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Date: Friday, June 29, 2012, 7:03 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Just did an interesting process on wood panels. Bottom board...warped.<BR>Insert for said bottom board...major warped. Reason: finish only on the<BR>face veneer! Yikes! This is on an 1855-70 German Upright, I just completed<BR>a full rebuild/redesign/whatever. (You'd think the Germans would know<BR>better! (sheesh) The insert had ripped all it's mounting screws out of the<BR>bottom board frame it was "mounted" on. So, I took them puppies out to the<BR>woodshed...literally! (it's where I do most of my rattle can finishing<BR>projects) Sprayed my favorite elixir, shellac, on all the bare wood<BR>surfaces. (Sevveral coats, in fact) After each coat the insert seemed to be<BR>much flatter! Hmmm? (said I<G>) Now that I have a major amount of shellac<BR>finish on the insert, the panel is almost flat, negating, for the most<BR>part, my exotic plans for slitting the panel and wedging it straight. Go<BR>figger!!<G> I'm now doing the same to the other panels. They are not so<BR>"major warped", but do have some issues. Hopefully, the shellac treatment<BR>will get things back in line enough to just leave well enough alone.<G><BR>Anyone else done anything like this?<BR>Regards,<BR>Joe<BR><BR><BR>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain of the Tool Police<BR>Squares R I<BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>