A pharmacy. br ----- Original Message ----- From: "Israel Stein" <custos3 at comcast.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 8:57 AM Subject: Collodion > 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 > > > >
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