I have used shellac on a new set of hammers, and i wouldn't do that again. For some reason, the sound was not good. I will stick with lacquer, at least on the initial. >At 01:40 PM 2/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: ><snip> >I've never used it on a fresh set of hammers. I wonder if anyone else >has used it for initial juicing? So far I've just used a little shellac >just behind the strike area to add a little brightness, especially in >the top octave. It seems forgiving, and it doesn't make that "ping" that >keytop does. > >Susan -- Vince Mrykalo RPT MPT Senior Piano Technician Crane School of Music
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