On Thu, 5 Oct 1995, Laurence Beach wrote: > I seem to recall hearing once that S&S adds lacquer to their hammers > first, then voices them down. If that is true, I would think that there > is nothing wrong with using lacquer. By the way, does anyone know if I > am right about what S&S does with their hammers? yes, this is correct. S&S voicers apply several applications of dilute lacquer, on the shoulders in the bass, then gradually closer to the striking point as you go up, with the top treble somewhat drowned. The tone is then "sculpted down" from that. Tom DiBenedetto
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