I even once used a small artists' brush to get a LITTLE more attack on a note or two the artist had asked me about while tuning for the recital. Easily filed away later "if" it gets to be a little much down the line. Avery At 08:28 AM 5/24/2005, you wrote: >Thanks, Susan, I'm always happy to be adding to the arsenal. > >Here's how I use keytop/acetone: Take a metal tuning mute handle. Dip it >in the mixture, come out with a small (and it's small!) drop, put it in >the offending string groove(s). I feel like this is the ultimate >control--much less is applied than with an eye dropper and it's better >than a syringe, because you can actually see how much is being >used. Because it's so fast, it's one of those tools that is always with >me on stage...... > >Later! > >Barbara Richmond > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Kline" <skline@peak.org> >To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> >Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:07 AM >Subject: Re: [CAUT] Self voicing hammers/work hardening > > >>Hi, Barbara >> >>I got my shellac flakes from this place on the net -- I just checked that >>they are still there. >> >>http://www.woodfinishingsupplies.com/Shellac.htm >> >>They seem to carry Behlen products, which Ed suggested. They also have >>200 proof denatured alcohol, which has no methanol or water in it. 9% >>isopropyl, and a couple of other things in it. I've used bulk ethanol >>from the liquor store, 190 proof, and it works well. People have told me >>that some states don't allow 190 proof to be sold, though. >> >>I did try very dilute keytop/acetone on a few notes once, and I must >>admit that I heard that spicky clicky sound ever afterward, even after >>needling -- though I didn't go so far as to try to soak it out with >>acetone. It was after that experience, and after reading a hint from >>Horace saying that Steinway used to use shellac (they'd just use whatever >>their finishing department used) that I tried shellac and really like it. >>Nontoxic, as well, especially if made up with pure ethanol. Nice little >>lac bug -- friend of man. >> >>The color -- well, one doesn't want the hammers grossly stained, like >>they would be with some shellacs, but having just a little color in there >>(like the ultrablonde color) isn't totally bad. It lets one see exactly >>how far the solution is wicking. And, like Horace says, how they sound is >>what really matters. >> >>Regards, >>Susan > > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4017
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