Finish thickness

Talk about musical instrument construction, setup and repair.

Moderators: kiwigeo, Jeremy D

Post Reply
blackalex1952
Blackwood
Posts: 776
Joined: Tue Aug 27, 2013 6:36 pm
Location: North East Victoria

Finish thickness

Post by blackalex1952 » Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:06 am

I read this idea on another forum. The luthier had used a balloon and a piece of plastic inside the soundhole when spraying, in his case a piece cut from the bottom of a milk container (not sure if the same kind exists in Aus, be creative). After spraying, he peeled the lacquer off the polyethelene sitting on top of the balloon in the in the soundhole. He then could measure the thickness of the finish itself. He used that information to adjust his spray routine to arrive at the finish thickness he wanted.
Cheers! Ross
"Everything I say on the topic is based solely upon inexperience and assumption!"

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google and 109 guests