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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think the key with any substance used for juicing
is having a dilution that allows the hardening agent to penetrate to the depth
desired without forming a crust. Fred Drasche always stressed the
"fill-in" method -- starting a bit higher (I start at about 10 & 2 o'clock -
on raw marshmallows) with a bit of juice & then fill in below, allowing it
to wick almost up to the crown. The felt filters the solids out as the
solvent wicks through, leaving the hardener away from the crown, which avoids
that "ping". (Not always successful, mind you.) You'll notice it travel in
a bit of an arch -- faster through the outer/softer layers of the hammer,
& acetone flashes off quickly, so one has to watch closely & move
down the hammer to compensate. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With the hardener diluted properly, the felt should
still be porous, allowing the 2nd application to penetrate.
Acetone softens the hardening agent & wicks it further into the
hammer. My goal is to get just enough hardener into the hammer to bond the
fibers elastically, so the resilience is still there. If my 2nd or 3rd
application won't penetrate, then I've gotten the stuff on too thick in the
first place. Then it doesn't matter what I've used as an agent, I'll
have to soak the junk out or throw out the hammers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Otto</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=sckline@attbi.com href="mailto:sckline@attbi.com">Susan Kline</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 01, 2003 1:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: shell-shock</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>At 01:40 PM 2/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2>Oh, I see, it was Steve Kabat who wrote the original note.
Sorry.<BR>Bob D</FONT><FONT face=arial> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT>No sweat -- I
sometimes voice with shellac now (ultrablonde, pretty dilute), <BR>and it
leaves just a little color. I wonder if that would make it easier to <BR>tell
where it was going, when putting it in from the side? <BR><BR>I've never used
it on a fresh set of hammers. I wonder if anyone else <BR>has used it for
initial juicing? So far I've just used a little shellac <BR>just behind the
strike area to add a little brightness, especially in <BR>the top octave. It
seems forgiving, and it doesn't make that "ping" that <BR>keytop does.
<BR><BR>Susan </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>