shellac tips needed

[Richard Moody]

I refinished an oak Howard upright circa the 20's.  1915 actually.  I used
orange shellac for the first time and I really like the results. There
were problems with a residual black dye.  Of course it wasn't true black,
it shows green in harsh sunlight at the right angle. But the orange
covered it nicely and gave the oak that rich redish amber color like on
old round oak tables found in many midwest farm kitchens. 
One side I got it blotchy too much shellac in places.  Can I rub this out
with an alcohol rag?  Or should I strip it off and start again.  Because
of the blotchy looking veneer I tried feathering to get it darker in some
places but I got it too thick and want to take it down.    

Any suggestions?    I am working with 3 lb cut from a quart can. Zinsser
Bullseye.   

Richard Moody 

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> From: Jon Page <jpage@capecod.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Convention
> Date: Monday, July 13, 1998 10:27 PM
> 
> At 08:02 PM 7/13/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >Boy, those of you who were not able to go missed a great, ( as usual )
> >convention. <snip> To you Bill thanks for opening my ears
> >and removing some of my doubts about HTs and their use in contemporary
> >music, as well as music of the age in which they were used. I think
that
> >one could hear the difference in the temperaments, Equal, Victorian,
etc.
> >but the difference was,  for me not that drastic or objectionable, like
I
> >expected it to be.
> >Joe Goss
> 
> I regret not meeting everyone. So many people, so little time.
> So, to everyone I missed, HI.
> 
> Bill's EBV was quite pleasing. I would like to look into it further.
> 
> The Fandrich upright had a superb touch and sound.
> I wish more of them were out there. I wish I HAD one.
> 
> I'm still digesting all the info. 
> 
> And . . . thanks to all involved who made it possible,
> 
> Jon Page
> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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