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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It leaves no stain on the =
felt.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Arthur Grudko</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>845 855 0996</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kenrpt@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:kenrpt@earthlink.net">Ken
Jankura</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> Wednesday, December 11, =
2002 10:54
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Non-smelly Hammer
Juice</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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Any thing that goes into a hammer that is liquid and then hardens =
has to
have a stinky
solvent.<BR>
Dale</DIV></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" =
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TYPE="CITE">I've got some new bass hammers in a Baldwin 6000 that =
sound
like marshmallows gently wafting against bedsprings--no power at
all.<BR> <BR>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?<BR> <BR>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem,
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