Re: Autograph (WAS: Mark Your Harps)

[Ray Beltran <rbeltran@xxxxxxxxxx>]

on 7/8/03 7:30 AM, harp-l-digest at harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> I recently marked all my harps with a fine point Uchida "Opaque paint
> marker" and was initially quite happy with the results.
> Then, yesterday, I noticed that the marking is rubbing off several off
> my SP 20 harmonicas that get carried a lot.
> Here's the question...
> I used a larger version of the same kind of marker 2 weeks ago to get
> Charlie Musselwhite's autograph
> on the case for my Chro... Does anyone know how to preserve this kind
> of marking? Can I seal it with some kind of clear polyurethane or
> something? (Not on the harps - I'm worried about "losing" Charlie's
> autograph!)
> 
> - -Scorcher

I use Krylon clear. All my Sharpie autographed harps are tucked away, dark &
cool. Hoping one day to have a case built for them to hang on a wall. The
wife will love that. Don't know how long they'll last or start to yellow
appreciably. When that happens, I'll probably be too old to care.

Ray.