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<DIV><FONT size=2>Charles,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Two things I should mention. First, My sandblast =
equipment
consists of the type that's fired by my compressor, not some giant stand =
alone
contraption. Its one of those types that has a simple siphon tube
that you just stick in the sand bag. I use fairly mild sand on =
about
85psi. I just want to rip the old paint off, not dig divots in the plate =
or
create any kind of texture to have to deal with. Just basically "sand =
wash" the
old finish off. It takes about an hour or less.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Second, I pull the agraffes off. They get thoroughly =
cleaned
and polished and the agraffe holes get reconditioned as a separate =
operation.Be
sure to put something in the bare plate holes before you =
repaint and
wide enough to cover where the shoulder of the agraffe sits on the =
plate, or
you'll wind up scraping the new paint off so the agraffe will sit down =
flush and
be lined up. Ask me how I know. :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>By the way, you do reshape the capo bar before =
painting,
right?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joseph Alkana RPT<BR><A
href="mailto:josephspiano@home.com">josephspiano@home.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cfaulk2@juno.com href="mailto:cfaulk2@juno.com">Charles E =
Faulk</A>
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<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> Monday, July 23, 2001 =
7:46 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Sandblasting piano =
plates</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>That's encouraging, Joe. What about the agraffes? =
Should I mask
them off?<BR><BR>Charles<BR><BR>On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:56:33 -0700 =
"Joseph
Alkana"<BR><<A
href="mailto:josephspiano@home.com">josephspiano@home.com</A>>
writes:<BR>> Charles,<BR>> I'm afraid I don't qualify as an =
expert, but
for what it's worth I <BR>> recently did two plates using =
sandblasting. I
touched up the rough <BR>> spots with body putty, used liberal =
coats of red
metal primer <BR>> followed up with my gray undercoats and then =
final
bronzing <BR>> powder/lacquer finish. Works for me.<BR>> Joseph
Alkana RPT<BR>> <A
=
href="mailto:josephspiano@home.com">josephspiano@home.com</A><BR>>&n=
bsp;
----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: Charles E =
Faulk
<BR>> To: <A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> =
<BR>>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 10:57 AM<BR>> Subject: =
Sandblasting
piano plates<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Seems like I =
followed a
thread on sandblasting a few months ago, <BR>> =
so<BR>>
forgive me if I repeat a query.<BR>> <BR>> Has =
anyone had
any experience with sandblasting piano plates in<BR>>
preparation for finishing? I'm tired of dealing with contamination =
<BR>> on
old<BR>> plate finishes and thought this might offer a
solution.<BR>> <BR>> Thanks in advance.<BR>>
<BR>> Charles Faulk<BR>>
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