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<DIV><FONT size=2>Well I'm not sure what Ron O. does exactly, but I =
always
burnish the top with the shaft of large screwdriver or some such piece =
of
metal. Hold the handle and the blade and massage the top of the =
bridge to
compress the fibers and increase the density a bit. These days I'm =
using a
water thin epoxy to coat the top of the bridge whether I'm recapping or
repinning and renotching. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> April 06, 2002 12:02 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tallow!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0
face="Times New Roman Greek" size=3 FAMILY="SERIF">In a message =
dated 4/6/2002
9:39:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, <A
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href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n=
et</A>
writes:<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
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TYPE="CITE">Subj:<B>Re: Tallow! </B><BR>Date:4/6/2002 9:39:21 AM =
Pacific
Standard Time<BR>From:<A
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et</A><BR>Reply-to:<A
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David</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" =
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FAMILY="SERIF"> &n=
bsp; I
like this idea I just couldn't recall the details. Rubs it with what =
or do you
mean rubs it out after the finish is on. Bob Hof wrote in ptj =
that likes
to saturate his new bridge tops with shellac first which hardens and =
supports
wood fibers. Any one who has used thin epoxy or shellac on maple knows =
how
porous it actually
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TYPE="CITE"><BR>Dale:</FONT><FONT lang=0 =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Check out Ron Overs' bridge top method. I =
think he
rubs it down to harden it and just puts a clear finish on the top =
and lets
it go at that. You could also put a thin coat of water thin =
epoxy to
seal and harden it.</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
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