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[Susan Kline]

I agree with David. In fact, I like to use shellac instead of lacquer.
It's more forgiving, and has less of that little clicking sound than
keytop. Over time it breaks up and gets less bright instead of more.

One uses the lightest color one can find, and mixes a batch up from
flakes in alcohol.

Susan

At 02:33 PM 8/20/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>I think it's important to know the type of hammer .  Some hammers just
>shouldn't be hardened with chemicals, or it should be done very
>judiciously.  How do you think you might have messed them up with the set
>up?  Either way, I don't like keytop as a hardener, especially for firm up
>the underlying structure.  I prefer lacquer, the strength will depend on
>the hammer.
>
>David Love
>davidlovepianos@earthlink.net