Non-smelly Hammer Juice

[invader@northlink.com]

>I would like some of that PianoLac.
Dan SchrefflerRPT
Northern Arizona University
Box 6040 Flagstaff,Az 86011
phone# 928-523-0870
A couple of years ago, I experiemented with making PianoLac into hammer
> juice.  It worked great, barely smelled at all, and hardened quickly. 
> The effect was permanent and consistent.  Used a little more than
> lacquer juice, but that made it more controllable, less likely to
> overjuice.
> 
> 
> The stuff is additive, that is, it doesn't melt into itself like
> lacquer.  Can't reverse it by soaking in acetone.  But it seems to
> penetrate deeper than lacquer, and takes voicing needles very well.
> 
> It leaves no stain on the felt.
> 
> Anyone interested can email or call and I'll send you some for the cost
> of shipping.  If there's evough demand, I'll put it in the regular
> PianoLac line.
> 
> Arthur Grudko
> 845 855 0996
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Ken Jankura 
>   To: Pianotech 
>   Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 10:54 AM
>   Subject: Re: Non-smelly Hammer Juice
> 
> 
>   How about alcohol and shellac flakes, I'm sure it would be the least
>   offensive, but does it work?  Susan Kline? Tell us about it.
> 
> 
>               Any thing that goes into a hammer that is liquid and then
>               hardens has to have a stinky solvent. Dale
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> 
>       I've got some new bass hammers in a Baldwin 6000 that sound like
>       marshmallows gently wafting against bedsprings--no power at all.
>         
>       Where the piano is, I can't put anything on them that will be too
>       stinky or hazardous to breathe. How can I harden these babies
>       without traditional lacquer?
>         
>       Alan Barnard
>       Salem,