Rich93 said:
I wrote this at the same time as Dick, and just saw his post before submitting mine, but basically I feel the same way.
I can't speak for all others, because I don't know, but the method I explained you would'nt even know there's a sealer on It, because It only fills the pores & not the surface. I'm pretty sure some of the others do something simular, but not sure about all that use sealer. I assure you though the method I use feels the same as a bare shaft. I also prefer the same feel as You, but do like to polish a high shine, and I can tell no difference in the 2. My personal shaft I would not even need to seal the pores, but some customers get their shafts very dirty, and sealing the pores just makes My job easier the next time, as well as saves them the extra money for time in labor. on rare ocasion I have even run accross shafts that will fuzz up If you don't seal. You can polish the shaft smooth as silk, come back a few minutes later and feel where It has raised. This does not always happen though, but in some of those cases you need some type of sealer.
Sometimes the sealer (or finish as I like to think of It), that comes on a new shaft, and is built up into a surface finish, also protects It while sitting in a case/shelves before being sold, or while being shipped between two different climates. This is probably not always the case, but I have heard some mention It helps protect against warpage in these situations. Most people just knock the finish off like you mention to make them more playable.
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