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Just a quickie today:
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Finished up the top side of the fallboard yesterday and moved on to the underside. As I suspected, the aesthetic criminals who painted the piano did so right over the fallboard decal. I was hoping that the decal was under varnish, or at least that the lettering was on the underside of the decal, but no such luck. I think I did as well as I could at salvaging it, but I still lost some of the lettering and the rest is pretty scuffy. Still, I think I might try to touch it up with paint before I take it all the way off and replace it. I just prefer the idea of having the original decal on there.

Aside from that, just more stripping.. that'll probably be it for a while, with maybe some refinishing too of the parts that are removed and stripped. I also need to polish up the pedals real good and get some polyurethane or something to seal them from tarnishing again. I want to get the lid off and see about getting it stripped and refinished too, and polish up the strings (and replace the few missing strings) while it's all open. So much to do and so little time!

Date: 2008-05-29 12:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cinnamonbite.livejournal.com
Try ordering a new decal

Date: 2008-05-29 01:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cp.livejournal.com
Yeah, I'd checked and they are available, but a little pricey for my taste. And as I said, I just like the idea of keeping as much original as I can, including the stupid decal. :) We'll see how touching this one up goes. All part of the fun.

Date: 2008-05-29 01:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cinnamonbite.livejournal.com
Yeah, I can see it now. You carefully clean all around it, you painstakingly match the new stain to the old, and your little girls assuage their boredom one afternoon by peeling off the old sticker.
Yup.

Date: 2008-05-29 01:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cp.livejournal.com
Oh, I wouldn't be too sure about that, it's on there pretty good. Hell, it's been on there for over 80 years already, they ain't just peeling that fucker off!

Date: 2008-05-29 01:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cinnamonbite.livejournal.com
You under-estimate the power of sisters and a bottle of nail polish remover, LOL LOL LOL

Date: 2008-05-29 02:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cp.livejournal.com
Note To Self: nail polish remover is verboten. Got it!

Date: 2008-05-29 03:08 pm (UTC)

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