Yes. Acetone will dissolve the same keytop more slowly than lacquer thinner. Isn't that what I said? :-) Terry Farrell On Apr 5, 2010, at 9:06 PM, Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner wrote: > Terry Farrell, > Don't some tuners use keytop dissolved in acetone for hammer > hardening? > > >> Acetone is a common ingredient in lacquer thinner, which is a blend >> of >> several organic solvents. Acetone is generally less aggressive than >> lacquer thinner. Other than that, yes they are similar. I think you >> are probably correct that acetone will eat a plastic keytop - but >> perhaps more slowly than lacquer thinner. I meant by different beast >> that it was not the same thing. >> > >
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