Steinway hammers

Newton Hunt nhunt@jagat.com
Sat, 06 Jun 1998 10:16:58 -0400


> hardeners take several months to cure completely, particularly the
keytop and acetone > mixture.

Roger, the reason for using acetone and plastic is that the acetone is
so volitile that it evaporates very quickly (twenty minutes) compared to
laquer which takes months to completely harden.

Steinway uses laquer because it is impervious to moisture.

                            Newton
                            nhunt@jagat.com



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