Hi Cali, if you are interested how to use silicon spray in a good way for your instruments, please contact me off-list. I think it´s not so interesting for the list members.
all the best Wolfgang Am Sa, 16.09.2006, 02:03, schrieb Alden & Cali Hackmann: > Dear Wolfgang, > > > I don't know what you use to finish your instruments and you of course > will know best how you want to have them taken care of. It is my > understanding from speaking with a number of other luthiers including Don > McKroskie at > Stewart McDonald, Jean Larrivee, Bob Taylor and other folks whose opinions > I value that once silicon gets on a finish it can never be repaired. I > have some personal experience with this because a friend of ours has a > beautiful instrument made by Jean Noel Grandchamp. The finish on her > keybox top was damaged and she wanted to repair it. I recommended that > she use shellac because it is compatible with almost all other finishes > and is often used as a binding barrier between dissimilar finishes. The > shellac which was of very high quality would not bond properly and at the > time I was fairly certain that a previous owner had used some kind of > polish which contained silicon on the instrument. > > I discussed the problem with several other luthiers and they came to the > same conclusion. > > We use top quality woods and other products in our instruments and I want > them to last for a long time. I am simply passing on the advice of the > folks I respect in the industry. Your mileage may vary. > > Cali Hackmann > >
