[CAUT] lacquer

[Donald McKechnie]

List,

I just had a look at the gallon of lacquer I received from the good  
folks at Steinway two weeks ago. It is the good stuff! I was at the  
factory damper seminar and had a great discussion with Eric, Chad and  
Michael about their lacquer and other things.

Some of you may remember a discussion we had about a year ago on this  
same topic. I had been looking for the same type of lacquer Steinway  
uses. They use water white nitro cellulose. This is not the same as  
the product Sherwin Williams sells according to my understanding. Go  
to the following page for important information on the differences:

http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Water_white_lacquers.html

Last year I managed to find the water white nitro at the follow web  
site:

http://www.uscellulose.com

It was expensive, $48, for the gallon as it is considered hazardous  
material. The lacquer from U.S. Cellulose is 24% solids. Steinway was  
using a water white nitro with 12% solids. I was told at the factory  
that they are now using 24% solids. I'm sorry, I did not ask if they  
sell and ship their lacquer. If they do, I suppose it will be  
expensive as well due to the hazardous material designation. Give  
Chad Frye a call and ask if the lacquer is available for purchase.

Don

Don McKechnie
Piano Technician
Ithaca College
dmckech at ithaca.edu
607-274-3908




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