David, At 05:36 PM 12/7/99 -0800, you wrote: >At this time I'll pass, but it might be interesting to experiment >with. Isn't it used regularly in Europe? I had a guy from >Denmark that talked about it and like the flexibility of it in the >hammer? I guess he mean't it never fully hardened? Frankly, I do prefer the sound, for some pianos. For most S&S, I still greatly prefer lacquer and lacquer thinner, but that really does take a bit of time. Collodion does, too - especially when one is first working with it. I do not know how extensive the use of it is today in Europe. I do know that, at one time (and, not all that long ago), it was the hardener of choice for most of the "real" pianos; i.e., the Three B's, Hamburg, etc. Where it has been most useful for me has been with those pianos with which one is constantly "playing" - changes for artists, quick humidity changes, where one instrument has to do too much, that kind of thing. Then, I have most often used it over a base of 4:1 lacquer thinner to automotive lacquer. (I use the latter because of the higher volume of solids.) Anyway, the collodion used in conjunction with that allows a wider degree of versatility than one might expect, without shortening the life of the hammer too much. It does not, in my experience, ever fully harden, and that is part of it's attractiveness. Sad - maybe I'll just have to pour this out somewhere EPA-safe.... Best to all! Horace +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Horace Greeley, email: hgreeley@stanford.edu CNA, MCP, RPT Systems Analyst/Engineer voice: 650.725.9062 Controller's Office fax: 650.725.8014 Stanford University 651 Serra St., RM 100, MC 6215 Stanford, CA 94305-6215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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