<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>    Yes, I've noticed = that. Sometimes the finish guys will be called upon to satinize a polyester = piano. The high polish ebony sometimes comes out kinda grey looking, I didn't know = that the walnut high polish might come out cloudy, but I suppose that it might. = Thanks. </DIV> <DIV>    I joked with one of = them the other day, saying "What if a customer calls in saying her piano looks = grey, tell her to put olive oil on it?"  But of course, I was joking. = </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black">From: <A title=cmpiano@attbi.com href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">Carl = Meyer</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Wednesday, August 21, = 2002 7:53 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Re: polyester = refinishing?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> Thanks Arthur, I didn't know that. Carl = Meyer  Assoc. PTG Santa Clara, California <A href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A> ----- = Original Message ----- From: "pianolac" <<A href="mailto:gutlo@bestweb.net">gutlo@bestweb.net</A>> To: = <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Sent: = Wednesday, August 21, 2002 7:35 PM Subject: Re: polyester = refinishing? > List, > > Yes, the harder the coating the greater the = potential for reflectivity > (shine). > > There's a potential = downside to this reflectivity.  Should you want to > reduce = the sheen to a satin, these highly reflective coatings become gray > = (in black) and cloudy (in clear). > > Arthur Grudko > = > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carl Meyer" = <<A href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A>> > = To: <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> > = Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 7:40 PM > Subject: Re: polyester refinishing? > > > > > > Terry, the = harder a material is the higher the potential shine.  Polyester > = I'm told is 7 times harder than lacquer, so it will take a much greater > = shine. A diamond much more so.  FWIW. > > > > Carl = Meyer  Assoc. PTG > > Santa Clara, California > > <A href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A> > = > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Farrell" <<A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>>= > > To: <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> > = > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 5:02 PM > > Subject: Re: polyester = refinishing? > > > > > > > Just a = thought here Rob. High polish does not necessarily mean > polyester. One can = bring a lacquer finish up to a "high polish". High polish > simply = specifies the sheen, rather than the material. Lacquer, polyurethane, > epoxy, = enamel, etc. all can be brought up to a "high polish". Unless of > = course, you might be referring to some young liberal students at the > = University of Warsaw? > > > > > > Terry Farrell > > = > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > = From: "Robert Goodale" <<A href="mailto:rrg@unlv.edu">rrg@unlv.edu</A>> > > > = To: <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> > = > > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 5:21 PM > > > Subject: = polyester refinishing? > > > > > > > > > Is = anyone aware of a rebuilding/refinishing company in La Mirada, > = California called Esquire Pianos?  I was recently talking to a local = mover > who tells me that they do high polish refinishing, (i.e. = polyester). > Apparently they send pianos down there periodically to put high = polish > finishes on Steinways since Steinway does not offer domestic poly finishes. > Anyone know anything about this? > > = > > > > Rob Goodale, RPT > > > Las Vegas, NV > = > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>