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Instead of lacquer use fresh shellac and/or sandarac. For those who truly want to learn about voicing read "The Voice of the Piano." Many thanks to Fred Sturm for an intelligent discussion on voicing. ...

And... Old lacquer is not the same as new lacquer. Over time key chemical components that add some flexibility evaporate, and the lacquer gets harder and non-pliable. 30 year old SS hammers are not ...

There are three levels/stages of the application of chemical stiffeners. First, the dose is light and small enough that individual fibers themselves are coated, slowing down the felt's elastic reaction ...