<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV>When I ordered from Steinway, a gallon of "their lacquer"  was dropped shipped to</DIV> <DIV>me from Wurdack industrial finishes (Walter Wurdack, INC of St. Louis, MO 63139)...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>the product # is  A-625 Clear</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I"m not sure if Steinway is still using this brand....my can is stamped May 11 2000....</DIV> <DIV>I only used it to lacker hammers, and I probably still have 3/4ths of the can left...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I payed a hefty "Steinway price" for this stuff, too....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I only wanted to be sure that my hammers had the same ingredients the factory</DIV> <DIV>uses, since I like the sound they get better than when I used lacquer from</DIV> <DIV>Sherwin Williams, or from a local paint mfg.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think the differences may most likely be the difference in solids contents of the </DIV> <DIV>various makes, but I just didn't want to mess around with concert grand hammers</DIV> <DIV>and someone elses formula....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It might be possible to order this lacquer from Wurdack directly and avoid the Steinway</DIV> <DIV>tripple mark up .... use your google, and give 'em a buzz....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Richard Adkins</DIV> <DIV>Coe College</DIV></BODY></HTML>