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<DIV>"The second problem you may have is getting all of the "black" out =
of the
wood pores."</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Or not. Some folks like to fill grain =
with black
for a vivid grain result!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></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=joegarrett@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe
Garrett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 25, =
2004 9:42
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Baldwin =
finish</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dean May queried: "<FONT =
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>I am looking at refinishing a 6 foot Baldwin, about 50 years =
old. It
has a<BR>satin ebony finish that has bad water damage on the lid and =
side. I'm
not<BR>sure if the finish is original or not. It is apparent that it =
is
mahogany in<BR>the areas of the water damage.<BR><BR>Can anyone tell =
me if the
odds are good for it to be all mahogany? I have a<BR>customer who =
wants it but
in a natural wood finish. Will I get myself into<BR>trouble to convert =
it to a
natural wood finish?"<BR><BR>Many thanks,</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>
<DIV><BR>Dean,</DIV>
<DIV>There's really no way to tell, until you've stripped the whole =
thing.
Many times, different veneers were used on an Ebony piano. It's what I =
call a
"Friday Piano". I'm sure you've seen an upright with a cacophy of =
woods,
usually when the client does his/her own refinishing.<G></DIV>
<DIV>(When Friday rolled around, they had all these mismatched case
parts...so, Black it was!)</DIV>
<DIV>The second problem you may have is getting all of the "black" out =
of the
wood pores. This can be a real bear on some porous woods, like =
mahogany.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>