In a message dated 2/1/98 3:23:04 PM, you wrote: << if we have two hammers made by the same process and one is hardened by lacquer and the other by Supertone, will the lacquered hammer have a mellower sound?>> Dan; The answer to your question is very straightforward...it depends :-) It depends on the strength of solution/suspension. It depends on point(s) of application. It depends on amount applied. It depends on the number of applications. So the real answer is.......... it depends. In my experience the laquer will continue hardening for a long time whereas the Supertone (I am assuming you are speaking of the keytop/acetone mixture) reaches relative stability much faster. The question, asked in the way you asked it, is rather like asking for a "piece" of string. In my opinion, if the mixtures are equal in relationship to their qualities, the laquered hammer will have the mellower sound, at least initially. Did I address the question correctly? Jim Bryant (FL)
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