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<DIV><FONT size=2>I can work around the bridges, my concern was =
whether or not I
could work fast enough to be wiping off the varnish before it starts to
gel.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bases-loaded@juno.com
href="mailto:bases-loaded@juno.com">bases-loaded@juno.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> January 08, 2002 7:13 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Varnishing =
Soundboards</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi David -</DIV>
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<DIV>I saw the same article, and was also intrigued by the guy's =
method.
The biggest drawback in applying this method to a soundboard I would =
think
would be the bridge being a bit difficult to work around. A =
flat,
unobstructed surface would be much better, to be sure. </DIV>
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<DIV>Spraying is hard to beat in a game like this. </DIV>
<DIV>Still, I'm sure his procedure would yield very fine =
results.</DIV>
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<DIV>Mark Potter</DIV>
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href="mailto:bases-loaded@juno.com">bases-loaded@juno.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV>On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 22:00:37 -0800 "David Love" <<A
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href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n=
et</A>>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>There was a very interesting article in this =
month's Fine
Woodworking magazine that discussed a method of using spar varnish =
for
finishing furniture. It involved sanding the varnish into the =
wood in
successive coats using finer and finer sandpaper. The sanding =
created
a kind of slurry which acts to fill the grain of the wood. The =
excess
varnish is then wiped off and allowed to dry before the next finer =
grit is
used on the subsequent coat.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I have always liked using varnish on soundboards =
for its
durability and look, but have found it a bit of a =
headache because of
the time it takes to dry and the problems with dust. This =
method
supposedly avoids that and creates a rather lustrous finish. =
Has
anyone tried this method? Any comments. The article =
mentions
that for large surfaces you may want to use two people. =
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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