Flexible collodion for voicing hammers

[Horace Greeley]

David,

If you seriously want to use some of this stuff, I will gladly let you have
my remaining stock of about 1.5 pts Ether, and 12oz collodion.

This is not shippable, so we would have to find time to get together.

Frankly, in today's market, I am not sure that the results are worth the
danger and trouble.  Most folks, as Werner Hausmann used to say, listen
with their pocket books.  Thus, the tone-damaging use of keytop and
acetone - sounds like @#$%@# but it's fast.

Please let me know.

(Besides, my darling bride would _love_ to get this stuff out of her
freezer...)

Best regards!

Horace



At 10:52 PM 12/3/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Where can I get collodian or ether or both?
>
>David I.
>
>
>Date sent:              Fri, 3 Dec 1999 15:09:43 -0800 (PST)
>From:                   "S. Brady" <sbrady@u.washington.edu>
>To:                     caut@ptg.org
>Copies to:              musutton@alpha.nlu.edu
>Subject:                Re: Flexible collodion for voicing hammers
>Send reply to:          caut@ptg.org
>
> >
> > Ed, ether is the solvent for collodian. Flexible collodian is made of
> > nitrocellulose dissolved in ether. Don't fall asleep on the job!
> >
> > On Fri, 3 Dec 1999 musutton@alpha.nlu.edu wrote:
> >
> > > Dear List,
> > >     Anyone out there know anything about "flexible collodion" for 
> hardening
> > > hammers?
> > >     The story is: Steinway hammers, hardened with keytops in acetone, 
> later
> > > brightened by addition of flexible collodion, now the tone is "uneven."
> > >     I've not seen this piano yet; it's a long trip.  What is the solvent
> > > for collodion?  Can these hammers be saved?  Anybody out there have any
> > > opinions?  ;)
> > >     Ed Sutton
> > >
> >
> >
> > _________________________________________________
> >
> > Steve Brady, RPT
> > Head Piano Technician, University of Washington
> > Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>David Ilvedson, RPT
>Pacifica, CA
>ilvey@jps.net

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