[CAUT] Shellac Voicing

[Jeannie Grassi]

Hi Ed,
Does blonde shellac stain the hammer at all?  I've seen hammers that had
shellac, and while I liked the sound, they looked horrible.  It could be
they used a darker shellac.  What have you found?
jeannie

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed
Sutton
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:51 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Shellac Voicing

I like shellac for voicing, but have never used Zinser from the spray, I mix

a thin solution, 1 oz. alcohol, 1 gram blonde shellac flakes, and usually 
thin it further.

I got good results on Abel Naturals by first applying shellac, then 
following with alcohol to wash it away from the strike point.

What you want is a cut of shellac such that when you dip a test strip of 
tissue in the shellac, when it dries it will be just slightly perceptibly 
stiff, compared to the unsized tissue.

The nice thing is that it's easy to add more or wash out too much.

The sound will be crispy after 24 hours, and you will need to follow up with

sugar coating or light brushing.

Ed S.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Anderson" <andrew at andersonmusic.com>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 9:37 AM
Subject: [CAUT] Shellac Voicing


> I'm looking at using shellac on some Abel Naturals that a client is 
> getting impatient waiting for play-in on.   I have Zinser spray cans 
> available locally.  How much should I dilute this for a subtle 
> reinforcement?  Is there a choice in diluting solutions?
>
> I'd like to stay away from lacquer because of its tendency to continue 
> hardening over the lifetime of the hammers.
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew Anderson