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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New =
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Terry,</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The problem with the finish from =
a 25 year
old August Forster is not the polyester but the veneer. These pianos =
suffered
from veneer lifting, brass bridge pins breaking and screws pulling out =
of the
action rails. I suggest a complete refinish, as doing a repair could =
come back
on you in the future.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>On the positive side, they had a =
great
bass. </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Cheers</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span =
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Piano Technician</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span =
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Accredited Member: APTTA, =
PTTGQ</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a
href="mailto:brispiano@optushome.com.au">brispiano@optushome.com.au</a>=
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Terry [mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, 12 December =
2004
2:54 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Polyester =
Refinish</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Does anyone have any experience with having a piano
refinished in polyester? Any recommendations for who does that kind of =
work. Is
it common to have shade-matching problems with gloss black if only part =
of the
piano is refinished (lid)?</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Am I correct to assume that if the piano has big =
mega-cracks
in the finish that the only way to properly fix it is to refinish - or =
is there
any way to do a good repair?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>This is a 25 year old August =
Forster.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
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