<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY>Yowza...looks like a sprayed finish. David= I. <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: Stéphane Collin= <COLLIN.S@SKYNET.BE> To: Pianotech= <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> Received: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 23:05:51= +0100 Subject: Re: general finishing question Hi Greg. Yes, I try to perfect the french= polish technique.  I join a pic of some results I got= so far. Best regards. Stéphane= Collin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg= Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net> To: "Pianotech"= <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005= 6:04 AM Subject: Re: general finishing= question > >= Stéphane, >       &nbsp= ; Are you using shellac as a finish coat? Is this for french= polish? > > Greg Newell > > > At= 09:03 AM 2/18/2005, you wrote: >>So do I, but go on to= 800 grit.  When shellac finish comes on top, this= >>makes a positive= difference. >> >>Stéphane= Collin. >>Hi Greg -  It is not a "goal", per se,= for me.  Whatever volunteers to >>come out during= the stripping process, as well as the rinsing and= >>scrubbing with maroon scotchbrite or #1 steel wool,= is the extent of my >>endeavors in this regard. = I then sand with 150 - 220 and start the >>finishing= process. >> >>No brass brushes for= me... >> >>Mark= Potter >> >>This is what I do,= too. >> >>Paul C > > Greg= Newell > Greg's piano Forté >= mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > >= _______________________________________________ >= pianotech list info:= https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >= <HR> <CENTER><IMG src="mhtml:file://C:\Documents and Settings\David= Ilvedson\Local= Settings\Temp\xPlus\0DA79F5C-7A9C-4E74-9368-29A41120D5E3.mht!CID= :{61E11BA9-8807-4A54-8566-8C23BE303967}/Bechstein-mod-IV-1871-rep= ol.jpg"></CENTER></DIV></BODY></HTML>