This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Allen, =20 Can you guess on the formula? Say, 1 keytop to 4 oz.? 8 oz.? (I don't = buy skimmed milk...) =20 Jim Busby BYU =20 -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of = Allen Wright Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 11:36 AM To: davidlovepianos@earthlink.net; College and University Technicians Subject: Re: Lacquer application =20 I'd like to put in a good word for the occasional, intelligent use of = keytop hardener. I find it excellent for "detail" voicing or tone = building; after you've done your major lacquer application/s and find = that a few notes have a little less power than their neighbors, using a = very thinned out solution with keytop can tweak those notes up just the = right amount. I'm talking about a solution that looks like skimmed milk = (or even weaker). Used with discretion, this sort of thing can give you = the subtle boost the note needs. I remember first watching Franz Mohr use keytop solution many years ago = in a seminar talk. The thing that sticks in my memory is that he even = liked to use it on just one string line on the hammer if he felt that = was all it needed. Detailed juicing, indeed... It's also great in concert prep situations, where you don't have the = luxury of waiting for lacquer to dry. I agree, however, that used as the main hardener it tends to be more = brittle and noisy sounding, and I prefer lacquer for "the main dose". Allen Wright, RPT Northern Kentucky University ---------- From: David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>, caut@ptg.org Subject: RE: Lacquer application Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 10:21 AM Though it's a bit more trouble and involves standing the action on end, = applying lacquer from the side of the hammer gets the hardener = underneath the strike point (where it belongs) without it wicking up to = the surface where it can make noise. You can control exactly how near = the crown you put it this way. That is how I apply lacquer (not keytop = material) and I've found it's best to do it from both sides.=20 =20 David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net <mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>=20 =20 =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lance Lafargue <mailto:lancelafargue@bellsouth.net> =20 To: caut@ptg.org <mailto:caut@ptg.org>=20 Sent: 10/15/2003 5:49:17 AM=20 Subject: Lacquer application This is related to my other post, but different=D6=D6..=20 =20 When prepping new Steinways, does it matter where the lacquer is applied = and can this contribute to the zinging sounds mentioned in my V-Bar = post? =20 =20 In other words, if the lacquer is applied from the crown (very top) as = opposed to the shoulders and allowed to wick up to the crown from the = sides, could this add to the amount of material sitting near the outer = surface of the top of the hammer, adding to the difficulty with zinging? = Could the application of hardener to the shoulder and allowing it to = wick to the top help to minimize the unwanted high frequencies while = allowing firm support to the shoulders giving volume and power? =20 =20 I have found the use of acetone/key top solution to increase this = unwanted noise over lacquer. Thanks!=20 =20 Lance Lafargue, RPT=20 LAFARGUE PIANOS=20 New Orleans Chapter, PTG=20 985.72P.IANO=20 lancelafargue@bellsouth.net=20 =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/f3/82/5e/8f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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