Shellac vs. lacquer

Erwinspiano@AOL.COM Erwinspiano@AOL.COM
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:49:19 EDT


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In a message dated 7/16/2002 5:31:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:


> Subj:Re: Shellac vs. lacquer 
> Date:7/16/2002 5:31:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A>
> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> Sent from the Internet 
>         David
>       I agree with this. The whole crux of the matter is that maximum 
> resielence won't get max piano tone. What is required is limited resielence 
> or controlled stiffness. Solutions coat and stiffen fibers and when done 
> enough the density increase to the level of resielence control/stiffness 
> needed to produce a desired tone/ sound.

>>>>>Dale Erwin>>>>>>>

> 
> This is all assuming that the contribution of "hammer hardeners" is to
> increase stiffness of the individual fibers rather than overall density of
> the hammer.  I'm inclined to believe that it's the overall density that
> increases and the flexibility or compressibility decreases as a function of
> that.
> 
> David Love
> 


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