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Old 28th February 2017, 09:23 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by danny1976
Hi Rick ,

I have to check what you are saying , but then only the upper part is in the lacquer .
It's only lets say on the 3th of the shaft , the upper part.
Any idea how i can check if it is some kind of finish ? Because when it is not i will regret the cleaning.
Maybe a bit of acetone applied in a small patch with a cotton swab somewhere unobtrusive would tell you something; although I would think a collector would have coated the entire haft with shellac/varnish.
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