RedBarchetta

You're absolutley correct. I discovered Rush a "few" years ago at the realease of their 4th album. Now, after 30 years, I guess they must be doing something right. And judging by your avatar, I presume you are a big Aerosmith fan Just kidding. A lot of my friends went to see the Stones when they opened this year's world tour at the open air event at Moncton, NB. Couldn't make it myself, but apparently they put on one hellva show. Cheers, Jim

Wow! Thanks to all of you for taking the time to reply. There are a lot of great ideas here, most of which I wouldn't have come up with on my own. Ultimately, the theme that keeps playing out is - take your time and be careful. Heard loud and clear. Cheers and Happy Holidays to all. Jim ---------------- 86 La Scalas 88 KG4 89 Tangents 10 92 SC-5 05 RW12

Hello folks. I haven't been able to find any information elsewhere to this question, so I thought I'd ask the experts. As indicated, one of my La Scala tops was discolored due to leakage from a Duracell battery. The size of the mark is roughly equal to a silver dollar and bleached much lighter than the birch veneer. Before I sand down and refinish the cabinet, I was hoping someone could offer a tip for penetrating the mark to restore some of the wood's character. Simply applying a bit of cherry wood stain doesn't seem to want to get "down in" to the mark. Ideally, a wood oil or similar product that could bring the natural wood's look would do the trick. Unfortunately, a wood-worker I'm not, so that's why I'm here looking for your suggestions. Hopefully this is the correct forum to post to, as I couldn't find one named "Help for boneheads who screwed up their La Scalas by burning them with battery acid." Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have. Jim