Post by PianoFixer on Sept 13, 2011 17:30:41 GMT -5
This is going to be new for us in a sense. In the past we use to do only complete refinishes on pianos ie. all the bells and whistles. But recently we have had request for less expensive finishes. Really its a win-win for the us and the customer because:
We get business that we passed over in the past
The customer gets the best possible finish even though less prep work is involved. What I mean here is that less experienced finishers can only do these types of finishes and lack some techniques that we can take advantage of even though we are doing a finish that is less labor intensive
The finish is less expensive
The finish is not as labor intensive for us so turn-around-time is much faster
Did I say the finish is less expensive!
The customer has the option of doing some further things (DIY) to reduce price even further.
Here are the types of finishes we will offer. Pics will be posted soon.
Sprayover $1000: We dissassemble piano then will de-gloss and remove impurities that prevent the new finish from adhereing properly. We then will put 1-2 coats of lacquer over the existing finish. This revitalizes the existing finish quite impressively.
Tinted Sprayover $1100: We will basically do everything above but will ad a tinted color of your choice to the lacquer. This will work well on lighter color finishes. The effect is less noticble on darker woods but is noticible if not too dark.
Open Pore $1200: The piano is dissassembled stripped, sanded, any loose veneer is glued, any dents are filled then we stain the wood in your choice of color and the apply 2-3 coats of lacquer.
Closed Pore $2200: The same process as above but additionally we grainfill and use 8-10 coats of lacquer and sand in between some of the coats of paint.
You will also have a choice of translucent or opaque finishes as well as different sheens from flat to high gloss from dull rub to polished.
Larger pianos will have a premium added. You can add a premium also if you would like hardware polished. Conversley you save money if you can dissassemble and reassemble the piano yourself. This is what many dealers do when they send pianos to us for restoration.
I will add pictures soon so that you can see the results of each process.
We get business that we passed over in the past
The customer gets the best possible finish even though less prep work is involved. What I mean here is that less experienced finishers can only do these types of finishes and lack some techniques that we can take advantage of even though we are doing a finish that is less labor intensive
The finish is less expensive
The finish is not as labor intensive for us so turn-around-time is much faster
Did I say the finish is less expensive!
The customer has the option of doing some further things (DIY) to reduce price even further.
Here are the types of finishes we will offer. Pics will be posted soon.
Sprayover $1000: We dissassemble piano then will de-gloss and remove impurities that prevent the new finish from adhereing properly. We then will put 1-2 coats of lacquer over the existing finish. This revitalizes the existing finish quite impressively.
Tinted Sprayover $1100: We will basically do everything above but will ad a tinted color of your choice to the lacquer. This will work well on lighter color finishes. The effect is less noticble on darker woods but is noticible if not too dark.
Open Pore $1200: The piano is dissassembled stripped, sanded, any loose veneer is glued, any dents are filled then we stain the wood in your choice of color and the apply 2-3 coats of lacquer.
Closed Pore $2200: The same process as above but additionally we grainfill and use 8-10 coats of lacquer and sand in between some of the coats of paint.
You will also have a choice of translucent or opaque finishes as well as different sheens from flat to high gloss from dull rub to polished.
Larger pianos will have a premium added. You can add a premium also if you would like hardware polished. Conversley you save money if you can dissassemble and reassemble the piano yourself. This is what many dealers do when they send pianos to us for restoration.
I will add pictures soon so that you can see the results of each process.