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Originally Posted by eclipse trumpets Out of interest you might want to ask this person a few questions of your own on the phone!
1 what type of lacquer do they use then?
2 At what temperature is it stoved off?
3 Do they use a pre oven drying off period? and if so for how long?
4 How long is it baked for and at what temperature?
If they cannot answer these questions for you on the phone straight away then they are not in my opinion fit to answer any others about lacquer. |
The average salesperson would have no idea about such things. They could of course call the company and ask -- some might even consider it a trade secret.
The best they could say is it is a cellulose lacquer (not likely on a newer horn) or an epoxy lacquer. Anyone who has finished or refinished a horn could answer those questions -- but even if you get answers, what does it mean?
Is it better to pre-oven dry? Are there diminishing returns? The temperature matters for what reason? Depends some on the lacquer mix, etc.
These are very complex questions that depend a lot on what lacquer and mix of lacquer is used. Humidity is a factor (long been a problem for Weril in Brazil until recently). Environmental control is a factor. Lots of factors!
The scratched surface does make a nice surface to adhere to. Kanstul's scratched finish upon inspecting several horns seems very nice. Do you really need to know the oven temperature to make a lacquer decision?
Jim