Try Flexible Colodian. It's a ether-based version of a medical product called "New Skin". Although it's been years since I've bought any, I'd get it from a pharmacy. I think somebody at Bosendorfer recommended it. Mark Wisner mwissner@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 5/10/2003 7:28:45 AM > Subject: Re: David Stanwood's comments on lacquering hammers. > > Hi David, > Would it help to "juice" the hammers with > something of a less brittle nature than lacquer, > something perhaps more "rubbery" when dry? > Has anyone extensively experimented with > different soultions? > How about the stuff they make "Super Balls" out > of? Or rubberized Ca glue.( haha ) > Really, any suggestions for positive alternatives > to nc lacquer? > I also recommend stopping by to see Dolge's > amazing old factory in Dolgevlle, N.Y., if you're ever > up that way. > Cheers, > Gordon > > --- "David C. Stanwood" <stanwood@tiac.net> wrote: > > Love the conversation about felt and voicing! > > > > I have to share this quote from a grand master: > > > > "The art of hammer making has ever been to obtain a > > solid, firm > > foundation, graduating in softness and elasticity > > toward the top surface, > > which latter has to be silky and elastic in order to > > produce a mild, soft > > tone for pianissimo playing, but with sufficient > > resistance back of it to > > permit the hard blow of fortissimo playing." > > Alfred Dolge - Pianos and > > their Makers 1911 > > > > For me hammer felt voicing is all about a balance > > between hammer weight, > > density gradient, and resiliency. > > > > Lacquer builds density at the expense of resiliency. > > A common problem with > > lacquer is that flooding the whole hammer hardens > > the surface fibers and > > makes for unpleasent pianissimo tone... a good > > lacquer technique is to > > juice the shoulder with lacquer and immediately > > juice the crown with > > solvent or thin lacquer. The thinner solution > > draws the harder lacquer > > out of the shoulder thinning it as it gets closer to > > the crown creating a > > density gradient while at the same time acting as a > > resist, keeping the > > harder lacquer out of the crown surface. > > > > David Stanwood > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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