Horace, Kent Webb told me the stuff they sell to us techs now is the stuff from Seagraves. I agree with you about alternatives although if you ever anticipate using keytop then it is best to be consistent and us acetone as a thinner for both lacquer and keytop material. Chris Solliday ----- Original Message ----- From: "Horace Greeley" <hgreeley at stanford.edu> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 2:17 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] lacquor > > > Hi, Debra & Chris, > > Unless things have changed a great deal, the stuff sold from S&S is > automotive (often acrylic) lacquer. It mixes well enough with other > lacquers which may have been applied, less well with keytop. Depending on > the circumstance, I would suggest using lacquer thinner, rather than > acetone. While the thinner will certainly take longer to evaporate, it > will do a better job of mixing in with whatever is already extant. > > If you are starting out with a fresh set of hammers, and are not used to > using lacquer, I would suggest using white lacquer sanding sealer, again > with lacquer thinner. Sanding sealer tends to break down more quickly, > and, _generally_ will not develop the dreaded crunch avoided by so many > folks. > > The availablility of real nitrocellulous might also be a function of where > you live, as well. It has been easier to find in some states than in > others. > > If you want more, write me directly. > > Best regards. > > Horace > > > Quoting Chris Solliday <solliday at ptd.net>: > > > Debra, If you are looking for enough lacquer to voice with, Steinway > > Parts has it. I think they sell a gallon at a time, if I remember right, > > which for voicing is practically a life time supply, except there is a > > shorter shelf life than our lives. Otherwise you will find it comes in > > large quanities for finishing. I have, in a pinch, used acrylic lacquer > > sold in auto supply stores but it is probably not the best for mixing > > with other lacquer already in the hammer. I must say though that the few > > sets of hammers I used it on sounded and continue to sound as good (3-4 > > years later) as any, despite predictions to the contrary. But really the > > right thing is to use the Steinway lacquer. Around here we try and go in > > together 2, 3, or 4 people at a time and share the order, mostly because > > of the shelf life issue. Someone else can provide better advice regarding > > finishing supplies as I don't do any big stinky jobs like that. > > Chris Solliday > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Debra Feiger > > To: caut at ptg.org > > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:08 PM > > Subject: [CAUT] lacquor > > > > > > I'm having trouble finding nitrocellulous lacquor in paint stores. Can > > someone tell me where I might find it? Thanks > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > >
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