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color=#0000ff size=2>I did one set of sharps last year, stripped, =
sanded to 600,
tung oil, followed by steel wool - they looked great but were so smooth =
that the
fingers slip on them. Customer was happy but it bothered me. Shouldn't =
there be
some traction? /jason</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of =
</B>Farrell<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 1:17 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Ebony sharps was Anything wrong with =
finishing
keysticks?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yup, that's pretty much what I do. I =
like the look
very much.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>But
seriously folks, one can strip all the old finish off the ebony =
sharps, sand
them and then use e.g. Tung Oil or Danish penetrating resin (Watco) to =
preserve the wood and yet leave its beauty visible - no? AT least =
that's what
SHeldon Smith taught me to do back in '71.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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Kanter</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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