This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Really it's not so much what type of lacquer you use, you can even use = auto acrylic lacquer, it's where you put it and what you are hearing = that is the issue. I do not want to go against manufacturer practice on = this but there are actually two or three, depending on how you count it, = current manufacturer processes. I absolutely defer to Eric S's teaching = on the subject, but I think you will find a different practice in C&A, = and my current use of whatever chemical hardener is some directly on the = strke point only, and let it fall over night to the core point, then = voice with needles. This, in my limited experience, is the most = effecient approach. I don't want to get into a long debate but no one = else has put this forward in this thread and at least a few of us are = doing this for several years now with a good measure of success. Have = fun, Chris Solliday ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Erwinspiano@aol.com=20 To: caut@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] lacquer Hi U.S. cellulose is my brand/hardener of choice for years. Its a = wonderful lacquer for our refinishing too. Just thought I'd throw that = in. Dale Erwin I'm not an expert on web searches so it was impossible for me to = find=20 any distributors of this product in the east. I did find the product = and=20 a distributor in CA. The product is from US Cellulose and the=20 distributor is Liberon Supply. Here is a page from their site: http://www.liberonsupply.com/USCBase.html Unfortunately one cannot buy anything smaller than a gallon. The = price=20 is reasonable for the gallon but with the shipping and HASMAT fee it = costs $47.63. Well what the heck, I bought one! The gallon arrived yesterday so I have not had a chance to try some=20 hammer hardening with it. The solids are 24% by weight and it is = fairly=20 clear. Mixed with thinner it looks very clear. Eric Schandall was = here=20 for a visit last week (another story) and he gave me a bit of the=20 Steinway mix that is unavailable to us. Attached is a pic of four=20 bottles with different hardeners. From the left, the first is = standard=20 nitrocellulose lacquer from most hardware stores, next is the = Steinway=20 mix(3:1), US Cellulose mix (5:1) and finally the acetone mix from = the=20 Pianotek pellets. If the reproduction on your screen is accurate, = the US=20 Cellulose is the most clear of the four. The information from the woodweb site says that water white will = yellow=20 with time. Of course that is on wood applications. It will be=20 interesting to see how the hammers will look in time. How much time = is=20 anyone's guess. Don McKechnie Ithaca College ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/f7/90/a4/6f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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