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Posted by
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Tue, Mar 30, 10 at 18:32
| Some pieces of veneer are missing from the front corners of my piano, a 1920s Steinway grand. Until I can hire a decent woodworker to replace the veneer, I was thinking I might try to darken the exposed wood to make it less noticeable. Is that a reasonable thing to do?
If so, what could I use? The piano is black.
Thanks! |
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RE: Product to blacken piano wood?
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Try the black polish available from Kingdom Restorations. It's very black and dries instantly.
Casey |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kingdom Restorations
RE: Product to blacken piano wood?
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India ink.......you don't want to use anything waxy because that may hinder the eventual "real" repair.
You just want to dye the base wood...
India ink!
Linda C |
RE: Product to blacken piano wood?
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| Black Marks-a-lot has worked wonders for me :^) |
RE: Product to blacken piano wood?
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| Marks-a-lot???? Are you kidding me????
I use a Sharpie. :) |
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| Duh....I use it when I spill bleach on black jeans....never thought of it for furniture....and Sharpies come in colors!! |
RE: Product to blacken piano wood?
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Yeah, but after a few years, Sharpies fade.
So in a few years, reapply ;-) |
RE: Product to blacken piano wood?
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| I had to use a brown Sharpie to cover up some paint slop (not mine!) (mostly) that I couldn't remove from some old old stained crown moulding. High ceilings are the best for that sort of touchup! |
RE: Product to blacken piano wood?
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| Thanks, everyone, for your input! I used a Sharpie some years ago, and wasn't all that happy with purple undertones in the black. I think I'll try the India ink this time. I wonder how much it would cost to have the veneer replaced. And I wonder if veneer can be made to match the rest of the old wood. Shiny new black veneer would stand out like a sore thumb..... |
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| It'll look better than a Sharpie! |
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| I didn't know we had Sharpie furniture markers! (They all appear to be brown, though.) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sharpie furniture markers on eBay
RE: Product to blacken piano wood?
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| Hahaha. I know Min-Wax makes stain pens that can be handy but I didn't know Sharpie was getting in on it. Stain pens don't cover paint, so didn't work for my moulding. A good old fashioned India ink pen from an art/craft store might be the way to go for the piano. Test a leg first, of course! |
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