Stripping the lacquer off a 2B
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Bach5G
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Stripping the lacquer off a 2B
I have a late 60s king musical instruments 2B with a brass bell. It’s cosmetically challenged. I’m thinking that maybe it would look better if I stripped the lacquer. Who’s done this and what were the results? I like the way it plays.
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Burgerbob
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BGuttman
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Re: Stripping the locker off a 2B
King lacquer of the period (and even now) is an epoxy and is very difficult to strip without using some really dangerous chemicals.Bach5G wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:02 pm I have a late 60s king musical instruments 2B with a brass bell. It’s cosmetically challenged. I’m thinking that maybe it would look better if I stripped the lacquer. Who’s done this and what were the results? I like the way it plays.
Find a shop that will do the job and let them do it for you.
Do not try to strip with a wire brush if you like how it plays -- the wire brush will remove a lot of brass alongside the lacquer and that will change how it plays.
Bruce Guttman
Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra
"Almost Professional"
Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra
"Almost Professional"
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Bach5G
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