??: Shellack Flakes

[Richard Brekne]

lianqii wrote:

> Alcohol or denatured alcohol.
>
> Baoli Liu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 主题: Shellack Flakes
>
> Hi List,
> I was trying to find on the archive list a different hardener for hammers
> that was mentioned previously but could not find it.It was Shellack flakes
> with... If somebody remembers, what was it?
>
> I thank you in advance
>
> Regards
>
> Victor Belanger
> Somerville MA

I have to assume its methylated alcohol. I have a few aquantainces that swear
by this as a hammer hardener because, they say, it is easy to needle, and has
similiar "break down" charachteristics to hammer felt. I have never used it as
I dont like the discoloring to the hammer felt. But it works well enough. Any
harpiks resin actually can be used I suppose. I have heard a few pianos voiced
up by one of these fellows, and the result is nice enough. Tho I have never
heard it tried on a really great piano.

Richard Brekne