Shellac vs. lacquer

[David Love]

Bill:

Just for the record.  I think I said that within 2 hours you get 80 - 90% of
what you are going to get on a fully saturated hammer.  I think you can feel
confident voicing mp on down sooner than that.  To feel comfortable voicing
for mf and above I prefer to wait longer.  Of course, if you are only
hardening the crown with a few drops it will dry in 15 - 20 minutes.  Dale
works in a little dryer and warmer environment than I do generally, so his
mileage may vary.

David Love


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Ballard" <yardbird@pop.vermontel.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: July 22, 2002 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: Shellac vs. lacquer
... Both Dale Erwin and David Love have stated that for all
practical purposes, lacquer is ready to voice within an hour or two.
So dry/cure time is no longer an issue...