Farrell wrote: > > What are you doing with water-based-laquer? Are you applying it to hammers > to "Laquer" them? Terry, My only formal training with hardening or juicing hammers was from on older Steinway tech who used spirit laquer and cut it with laquer thinner in varying strengths - very little laquer - 1 part in 16 to 20 of thinner. I do the same thing with the water based laquer. Water is a viable means to cut it. Simply mix the two so the thinned laquer penetrates more deeply instead of making the surface hard as a rock. The usual method is to work up the shoulders. I usually wait overnight to see what has happened, but I've had success in situations where the piano was performed on after several hours - nothing major, just a couple of dull hammers to be brightened. Be sure to read Susan Kline's response to my first post on this subject. I'll have to become more familiar with shellac. Dan J in Wmbg VA
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