Keytops ?? :-( ...

[David Ilvedson]

The rotten stone I used was like a small chunk of lava...it crumbled some as you rubbed the finish...seems to me this was at Western Iowa Tech...?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044


----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Ric Brekne" <ricbrek at broadpark.no>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 9/1/2006 11:06:54 AM
Subject: Keytops ?? :-( ...



>Hi David

>The stuff I have is like a really fine dark grey powder.  Mail ordered 
>from the US.  Funny story about it too.. The Norwegian Toll authorities 
>obviously thought this was a suspicious type package when it came in... 
>so they busted it open to search before letting it go through the 
>domestic mail delivery.  One of the containers was half empty and there 
>was powder everywhere in the box... :)  Usually they charge a hefty 
>import toll for things from the states... on top of the usual VAT.  They 
>musta been a bit embarrassed as I got it delivered to my door free of 
>all the usual charges.

>I'll see if I can find an address on this stuff.  Its actually perfect 
>for the job of putting a satin finish on keytops.

>Cheers
>RicB

>------
>Years ago when I refinished pianos, we used rotten stone to break up the 
>old finish before applying stripper...very rough stuff...don't know why 
>the difference between the two...

>David Ilvedson, RPT
>Pacifica, CA  94044