Steinway started using lacquer in 1927, is what I haerd from Harvey Roehl, "'way back when". G --- A440A at aol.com wrote: > David writes: > > << What is the history of Steinway using lacquer > versus varnish for their > finishes? >> > > Seems like Varnish was the finish of choice up until > around WW II. > Who knows when they started putting lacquer in > hammers? > > > > Ed Foote RPT > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html > > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> > Get a sneak peek of > the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz
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