Player Piano Co. 316-263-3241 1/4 lb packages #328 white flakes #329 orange Orange is best for 'burnt' shellac. DIsolve flakes and burn off excess alcohol to desired consistency. Just don't use so much alcohol that it requires a lot of reducing, if any. Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 07:43 AM 8/21/97 -0500, you wrote: >AHA!! That's what I asked at first!! Where can you get these flakes >easiest? Has anyone else tried this method?? Thanks to all. >Lance Lafargue, RPT >New Orleans Chapter >Covington, LA. >lafargue@iamerica.net > >---------- >> From: Robert B Edwardsen <edwardsn@mail.rpa.net> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org >> Subject: Re: Burnt Shellac? >> Date: Thursday, August 21, 1997 4:15 AM >> >> The easiest way to make burnt shellac is to buy shellac flakes and add >just >> enough alcohol to get the molassas like consistency. Very safe (unless >your >> smoking). >> >
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