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What's up with the 'Piano' gloss????

Forgive me if I'm just totally ignorant as to the inner workings of style. But why in the world has this super high gloss finish come to symbolize higher quality? I'm a wood worker, furniture builder, and a man who enjoys the joys of higher fidelity and I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone would want some crazy, super-shiny, impossible to keep finish in their listening rooms, much less their home. Am I alone? Please say it ain't so. That is all.
hhdinc
tvad
9,467 posts
 

07-31-07: Don_s
How do you keep the high gloss finish from showing scratches from normal dusting and cleaning? Fine dust is abrasive and quickly leaves marks on the finish.

That's a problem. My speakers are new, so I have not dusted yet, but I know scratching will be a problem.

I have two ideas. First, vacuum rather than dust. Second, use an auto detailing spray like Mequire's Showtime Auto Detailer. Dry dusting is a definite no-no.
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
I too was/am amazed at how many have chimed in on this.My speakers are my first ever in piano gloss. I love their looks. I use the swiffer duster and then a micro fiber cloth---so far no marks on my Sophia 2's.
jjmali
108 posts
 
Maybe this is why they offer different finishes? The one that stumps me is the maple.
jimmdavis
63 posts
 
To each his own, but I like "Piano gloss" only on a piano. On most anything else, I associate high-gloss black with rent-to-own furniture. Jaybo's velvet Elvis comment was dead-on.

My preference is a fairly tight-grained wood veneer (maple, walnut, etc), finished with nothing more than stain and paste wax.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
I knew I should have left this thread alone.
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