| Official Luthiers Forum! http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/ |
|
| Why heating silicon blanket wraped in aluminum foil http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=42829 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | enricopg [ Tue Feb 25, 2014 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Why heating silicon blanket wraped in aluminum foil |
I noticed on frets.com site that Frank Ford wraps his fingerboard heating blanket with aluminum foil. Do you know the reason for this? Thanks Enrico |
|
| Author: | jsmith [ Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why heating silicon blanket wraped in aluminum foil |
No idea. In fact, I don't know of anyone else who does. |
|
| Author: | DannyV [ Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why heating silicon blanket wraped in aluminum foil |
Ask Frank. I'm sure he would be happy to tell you. It's nice to have him hanging out here a bit. |
|
| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why heating silicon blanket wraped in aluminum foil |
Lots of us wrap the damp wood with foil to prevent spring steel slats from staining and corrosion. This may be what you are seeing. |
|
| Author: | enricopg [ Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why heating silicon blanket wraped in aluminum foil |
Sorry Barry, I really dont get your point. This is what I mean: http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier ... eset04.jpg |
|
| Author: | meddlingfool [ Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why heating silicon blanket wraped in aluminum foil |
I think Barry was thinking of the side bending blankets, which was my first assumption too, even though it says fingerboard in the post. I just jumped from seeing heating blanket to side bending. As for why Frank does that, I have no idea. |
|
| Author: | mkellyvrod [ Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why heating silicon blanket wraped in aluminum foil |
If I were going to speculate (guess I am), it may be that Frank is simply doing it to protect his blanket from picking up contaminants (oils and possibly glue) from off the fingerboard. Wish I had thought of that before I used my wife's expensive iron to try and remove a bridge off one of my classicals. Got glue from tie block and stain from rosewood on bottom of iron. Hope my wife doesn't iron anything whiite for awhile, or I'll have some explaining to do. 
|
|
| Author: | meddlingfool [ Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why heating silicon blanket wraped in aluminum foil |
Fortunately irons are cheap. Better replace it stat before she irons something she likes. Then you be in it but good... |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 5 hours |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|
