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<DIV><SPAN class=550542416-04122001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
recently asked a related question (how to speed the prep of new =
Steinways) and
was told to use lacquer with <STRONG>Acetone instead of lacquer =
thinner</STRONG>
to speed the drying process. <EM>True? Drawbacks?
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<DIV><SPAN class=550542416-04122001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>P.S. I find the use of keytops/acetone only, =
noisier, lacquer
is better. Also, acetone dries in a couple of hours, lacquer =
thinner, over
night and the lacquer solids do get a bit harder over time.
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<DIV><SPAN class=550542416-04122001>
<P><FONT size=2>Lance Lafargue, RPT<BR>Mandeville, LA<BR>New Orleans =
Chapter,
PTG<BR>lancelafargue@bellsouth.net<BR>985.72P.IANO</FONT> =
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face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> owner-caut@ptg.org =
[mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Breakall,
Raymond<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:10 =
AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'caut@ptg.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Lacquering Hammers Wait to Play
On?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Wimblees@aol.com =
[mailto:Wimblees@aol.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 03, 2001 =
1:38
PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Lacquering =
Hammers Wait
to Play On?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In a =
message dated
12/3/01 11:38:08 AM Central Standard Time, jbaird@fgi.net writes:
<BR><BR><BR></FONT>
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TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Using the acetone/keytop =
solution (in
this case to bring up the tone of the <BR>whole piano), he brushes =
a small
amount on the crown, then slides the action <BR>back in and =
immediately
pounds it in while shifting into both positions. He <BR>mutes the =
strings
with his finger while pounding--maybe just to spare his <BR>ears, =
I don't
know. The result is a very even and slightly brighter tone. In =
<BR>any
case, there was no waiting before playing. <BR><BR>John Baird =
<BR>Millikin
University <BR>Decatur, Illinois <BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT =
face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT =
size=2>John
<BR><BR>It would seem to me that the process of pounding is creating =
a
brighter tone more that the lacquer. If you pound right away, I =
don't think
the lacquer will have a chance to soak into fibers of the hammers. I =
also
think by pounding the string hard right away, it will force the =
lacquer
right back out of the hammer, and onto the strings. It would be like =
putting
a brush in the lacquer and then right away hitting the side of the =
handle
again the table. The lacquer would come right off the brush. =
<BR><BR>Wim
<BR><SPAN class=150212116-04122001><FONT =
color=#0000ff>[Breakall,
Raymond] </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN =
class=150212116-04122001><FONT
color=#0000ff>I am new this to this forum but it is very i =
nteresting. I am
the tech at the University of Richmond. What about the =
ready made
hammer brightener from say Schaff? Is that as effective as the
acetone/keytop solution.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN =
class=150212116-04122001><FONT
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color=#0000ff>Ray Breakall</FONT> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>=
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