My daughter and I re-did an old Whulitzer upright and it turned out
beautiful. We used Dad's paint remover from Wal-Mart, sanded then stained
and covered with 3 coats of Min-Wax poly.
It turned out quite nice and has been a durable finish.

Don't over sand least you go through the veneer.

Don Dando

Thank you for the advice. I will certainly consider it. I am lucky as it is
solid wood and not veneered
"Don Dando" wrote in message
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My daughter and I re-did an old Whulitzer upright and it turned out
beautiful. We used Dad's paint remover from Wal-Mart, sanded then stained
and covered with 3 coats of Min-Wax poly.
It turned out quite nice and has been a durable finish.

Don't over sand least you go through the veneer.

Don Dando

Just a reminder that many of the flat parts of a piano will come off so you
can take them out to the garage, lay them flat, and have a much easier time
finishing them.
The lid, and the two panels above and below the keyboard for example.
Bob

"Lee" wrote in message
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Thank you for the advice. I will certainly consider it. I am lucky as it
is solid wood and not veneered
"Don Dando" wrote in message
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My daughter and I re-did an old Whulitzer upright and it turned out
beautiful. We used Dad's paint remover from Wal-Mart, sanded then
stained
and covered with 3 coats of Min-Wax poly.
It turned out quite nice and has been a durable finish.

Don't over sand least you go through the veneer.

Don Dando

If instead of using poly you use varnish.....5-6 coats with light sanding
using 320 between, you can really bring up the finish by buffing with 3-M
Finess it and a slow speed buffer.