Lacquer or Sanding Sealer Specifications

[David ilvedson]

A good friend/piano technician of mind prefers a production 
lacquer for hardening  hammers.  He says it doesn't get as hard 
as top quality lacquers which he likes...for what its worth.


> 
> John; 
>   Any  'Good'  quality laquer will suffice. Use gloss laquer as it contains no
> sterates for dulling the finish.  I prefer not to use sealer for hammer work
> as it contains sterates which will be filtered out in the top layers of the
> hammer, much as keytop material is. 
>   If the object of treating hammers is to build up the base felts resistance
> than any materials left on the surface will not add to resistance in the sub
> surface.
> Jim Bryant (FL)
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David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net