A flaky lacquer concentrates deposits of hand oils and salts. Serious pitting can result. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Gross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'The Horn List' <horn@music.memphis.edu> Sent: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 16:36:54 -0500 Subject: RE: [Hornlist] laquered vs.unlaquered
What about a double horn that is say 30+ years old with the lacquer departing the horn in bits and pieces and many small scratches? Is there any value other than that of appearance to completely remove it, or have it refinished? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hans Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 2:37 PM To: 'The Horn List' Subject: RE: [Hornlist] laquered vs.unlaquered Sorry, sorry, Alan, I thought the same for years, - until they moved us in the pit, so we sat very unfavoreable acoustically, playing right below the stage into the "grave" where the percussion was placed before. No problems with a lacquered double or better say, very little problems, but when using the Viennese single F with it´s much less resonating mass, what a difference when I got it delacquered, a very positive change. Yes, it makes a difference if the instrument is lacquered or not. Also, it is a big difference if an instrument is lacquered or silver plated, as plating means a permanent & perfect binding between the metal of the instrument & the electrolytic applicated silver, while the lacquer is applied but not bound to the metal chemically, as you can get it off easily, while removing the electrolytic plating is only possible by depolishing it mechanically as a part of the metal body. ============================================================ ================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Cole Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 8:17 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] laquered vs.unlaquered If you can't hear a difference, & the audience can't, & the conductor can't, & your section colleagues can't, and the differences (such as they are, if any) between the sounds coming out of lacquered & unlacquered horns are so tiny as to be detectable only by highly sensistive electronic instrumentation, then as a practical matter there is virtually no difference. Zip. Zilch. Zero. Nada. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 01:24 PM 10/9/2005, you wrote: I wonder if taking laquer off the instrument realy contributes to its sound . can anyone (horn builders and repair techs especialy , but realy -anyone ) tell me? Alon Reuven , Israel -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/116 - Release Date: 9/30/2005 _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.net _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/billbamberg%40aol.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
