<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Tom,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Purchasing the one gallon from U.S. Cellulose was not a problem last year. I used Parks for many years and indeed it works well. The main thing I wanted to get away from was the yellowing. This problem was not so bad on some hammers, worst one others. After seeing the lacquer Eric Schandall was using in the Steinway classes I just had to try the water white nitro. I will stick with it for now. Until something better comes along of course. :-)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Don</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Don McKechnie</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Piano Technician</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Ithaca College</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><A href="mailto:dmckech@ithaca.edu">dmckech@ithaca.edu</A></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">607-274-3908</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jun 16, 2006, at 10:45 PM, <A href="mailto:caut-request@ptg.org">caut-request@ptg.org</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; ">Hi, Don, and List -</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; ">Thanks for the WoodWeb link. That was very helpful stuff.</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; ">I have used materials from US Cellulose to good effect, both for spraying as finish and for voicing. I recall having plenty of difficulties dealing with them, however: wrong product shipped, slow shipping, very expensive shipping.</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; ">Additionally, I'll second the support for the Parks lacquer products, for voicing anyway. (I've not used these for finishing.) In a pinch I got a quart of the clear brushing lacquer from a small-town Ace Hardware store and have been using it with fine results for some time. (A quart lasts quite a long time for voicing work! And I don't think I'd be concerned about shelf life on this stuff.)</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; ">Best regards,</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><FONT lang="0" face="Arial" size="2" family="SANSSERIF" ptsize="10"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; ">~ Tom McNeil ~</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; ">Vermont Piano Restorations</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><VERMONTPIANO.COM style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; ">346 Camp Street</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; ">Barre, VT 05641</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; ">(802) 476-7072</SPAN></VERMONTPIANO.COM></FONT></DIV></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>