Curious, how you dispose of the lacquer thinner coming out of the hammers... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: <caut at ptg.org> Received: 12/8/2008 11:55:43 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Getting lacquer out of hammers >All you can really do is soak them in thinner and try to wash the lacquer >away from the strike point. You can use acetone but I would use lacquer >thinner. The acetone flashes off a bit too quickly. Soak them right over >the crown and use several applications within about 5 minutes of each other. >Be prepared that the amount of thinner applied will tend to run down the >sides of the hammer so you might consider a tray of some type underneath to >catch the run off. If the hammers are actually not on the shanks you might >try dipping them or even soaking them. After each soaking change the >thinner as it will get contaminated with lacquer leaching out of the >hammers. Try one to be sure that the glue joint won't let go but I don't >think it should be a problem. >David Love >www.davidlovepianos.com >-----Original Message----- >From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Israel >Stein >Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:20 AM >To: caut at ptg.org >Subject: [CAUT] Getting lacquer out of hammers >Hello, >I know that there is a thread about this somewhere in the list archives, but >the archives went away with the server move and won't be back in time to do >this over Winter Break, if possible, so... >I have a set of overlacquered Steinway hammers sitting on the shelf here at >SFSU that I would love to be able to re-use - since our parts budget here is >fast disappearing into the 12 billion dollar California deficit. Is there >any way to get most of that lacquer out of these hammers, and if so, how? >Israel Stein >Piano Technician >Creative Arts Technical Services >San Francisco State University
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