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<DIV><FONT size=2>Mark:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Yes, I too thought about that.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I haven't tested the finish to see if it is a faux =
finish but
don't you think it would have come off when they stripped the varnish, =
or
whatever material was originally on the piano, off? Or is =
there
something else I should know about faux finishes....yes, there is much I =
should
know because I know nathing.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>TNX</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Wayne</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bases-loaded76@sbcglobal.net
href="mailto:bases-loaded76@sbcglobal.net">Mark Potter</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 24, 2006 =
3:27
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hammer Flange =
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<DIV id=RTEContent><B><I>W Lutzow <<A
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href="mailto:ibetuner@sbcglobal.net">ibetuner@sbcglobal.net</A>></I>=
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My client purchased the piano for =
$300. It has
been stripped of paint and has some really interesting grains in the =
wood.
The grain however, to me, looks strange...almost like it's just a =
printed
paper grained veneer like some of the cheap kitchen cabinets they =
make
today. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Hi Wayne -</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>This is most certainly a "faux-grained" finish. =
Do NOT
under any circumstances try to sand this surface, as the applied =
graining
will quickly disappear - DAMHIK! </STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Mark
Potter</STRONG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>