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Klavierlack

English translation: piano lacquer

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German term or phrase:Klavierlack
English translation:piano lacquer
Entered by: Lydia Molea

06:29 Jul 9, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Other / Aufbewahrungsbox
German term or phrase: Klavierlack
Es handelt sich um die Beschreibung einer Uhr, u.a.:

Aufbewahrungsbox Klavierlack schwarz.

TIA!
Lydia Molea
Germany
Local time: 15:37
piano lacquer
Explanation:
Piano lacquer black powder coat
http://www.rixrax.com/gallery.html

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Note added at 36 mins (2004-07-09 07:06:19 GMT)
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here\'s one for a watch case:
Each case is handcrafted of rich, cherry stained oak hardwood veneer with 8 layers of high-gloss piano lacquer.
http://www.brandsonsale.com/cherry-automatic-watch-winder.ht...
Selected response from:

Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 16:37
Grading comment
Thank you everybody!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6piano lacquer
Melanie Nassar
5high-gloss black box
Greg Twiss
2piano varnish
rodi
1Frage
Christian


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
piano varnish


Explanation:
Or maybe in high polish deep black stained bird's eye maple? Or rather in snow white piano varnish with

rodi
Belgium
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
piano lacquer


Explanation:
Piano lacquer black powder coat
http://www.rixrax.com/gallery.html

and over 700 other googles



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Note added at 36 mins (2004-07-09 07:06:19 GMT)
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here\'s one for a watch case:
Each case is handcrafted of rich, cherry stained oak hardwood veneer with 8 layers of high-gloss piano lacquer.
http://www.brandsonsale.com/cherry-automatic-watch-winder.ht...

Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you everybody!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christian
9 mins
  -> danke
agree  Robert Schlarb: soll das glänzende Schwarz eines Bösendorfer oder Steinway heraufbeschwören
14 mins
  -> genau, aber mein russischer Klimperkasten glänzt auch! :-)
agree  rodi
28 mins
  -> danke
agree  roguestate
40 mins
  -> danke
agree  matias
1 hr
  -> danke
agree  Milena Sahakian
13 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Frage


Explanation:
Soll das heißen, dass die Aufbewahrungsbox der Uhr mit schwarzem Klavierlack überzogen ist?

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Note added at 43 mins (2004-07-09 07:12:52 GMT)
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Vielen Dank für deine Erklärung, Lydia. Die Übersetzung \"piano lacquer\" scheint hier ganz gut zu passen.

Christian
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
high-gloss black box


Explanation:
In this case what they mean is that the box has been treated more-or-less the way a ppiano would. In other words it has received a high-gloss finish.

Greg Twiss
Germany
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: English
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