When sealing a comb do you sand before & after sealing?
Hello,
When sealing a Marine Band comb, do you sand before & after sealing?
I was also wonder what grade of sondpaper you go up to?
Thanks!
Thanks for the quick response!
Thanks so much for bringing up the glass. I was trying to figure out what to use as a flat surface to sand on and I forgot about using glass! It's a little less expensive than the piece of metal I was looking at buying!
I was also wondering if you round the corners (comb & reedplate) on Marine Bands that you are work on? If so, can you tell me how you go about doing this? I was thinking about investing in a 10" bench top disk sander?
Thanks!,
-Ryan
P.S. Thanks for all the great harmonica workshop articles. You've made me quite motivated to get into customizing harps!
I want to seal the pearwood combs on my Marine Bands and I need to know what type of sealer or shellac I should use, how long to let it cure, etc. I could use all the advice I can get! Thanks Tom Bader
I use Zinnser Amber Shellac to seal my MB comb. It dries fast and does't smell. Richard Sleigh told me that one.
Big 10-4 everyone. Zinnsser's Bulls Eye Shellac is the way to go.
~Kinya
Hey Mr. Thunk,
Sanding before and after the sealing process is highly recommended. I have been very pleased with using a 3M non-clogging sandpaper, "P400g #216U Production RN Paper A wt. Open Coat Fre-Cut".
I tape the edges of a full sheet of sandpaper onto a flat piece of glass or acrylic. Make certain to apply even downward pressure while pushing and pulling the comb across the sandpaper.
Let me know how it goes!
~Kinya