<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Joe, I agree.  Apparently Water White Nitrocelullose lac is the one.  I just had a tough time finding any.  None locally.  Have to mail order.  The newer lacs apparently are great for furnature, but not for pianer hammers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dave</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 21, 2006 5:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Source for Lacquer</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>Dave said: "Thanks to all who educated me on the lacquer question. I have concluded it would be easier to go buy a unicorn, than to go buy the right lacquer for steinway hammer voicing. Anyway, here is a good writeup I stumbled onto at the MACLAC site: <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.maclac.com/">http://www.maclac.com/</A> and click on Lacquers for Wood, then and now."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave,</DIV> <DIV>The one thing that raised an eyebrow, was Pre/Post Catalyzed Lacquers resist "reconstitution" once dry. (my paraphrasing). This one thing tells me that it is not the type of lacquer to use on Hammers! </DIV></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>