Collodion

[Israel Stein]

At 06:35 AM 8/24/2006, you wrote:
>Hi, Ric,
>
>It's:
>
>Collodion:  a viscous solution of pyroxylin used especially as a 
>coating for wounds or for photographic films
>
>In piano work, it is usually used mixed thinly with ether and is 
>exceptionally useful on instruments with hard-pressed hammers when 
>not much reinforcing is needed, rather a bit of 
>brightening.  Bosendorfer and Bechstein used to use it a good deal 
>in production.  I have found it very useful on S&S Hamburg hammers.
>
>Best.
>
>Horace


Horace,

Where do you get it?

Thanks,

Israel Stein