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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>Thanks to all who responded to my request for =
information
about working with veneer. For those just joining the =
discussion…I
am working on a “beloved” piano that was left in an =
abandoned
building with a leaky roof. The veneer on the horizontal parts =
(top and
above the key cover) was split, splintered and mostly off. I tried =
to
replace with new veneer and wood glue. I clamped it into a =
sandwich with
planks, but ended up with air bubbles under the surface. I next =
tried
contact cement but the new veneer still had air pockets under it. =
I got
many great suggestions about how to apply veneer which I will definitely =
do
next time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Having already affixed the veneer, and expecting that =
I
would have to plane it off anyway, I experimented with pressure and =
heat.
I turned the dial, on what I thought was my wife’s OLD iron (an =
amusing
story which need not concern us here!), to high, and proceeded to =
“iron
out” the air pockets. It worked! After ironing the =
entire
surface of the veneer, while exerting a lot of pressure, there was =
virtually no
warping left. I have now stained the new veneer with dark walnut =
stain,
and it looks like it is going to work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Again, thanks to all of you who share your expertise =
with us.
The collective wisdom of this list is =
amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ed Carwithen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Day</span></font></st1:City><font
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