One little problem, Ric!
While the extremely brittle nature of shellac,
when fully cured, certainly meets my criteria for
rapid transmission of vibration, and non-absorption of
energy, Terry and I both live in a part of the world
where marauding bands of cock-a-roaches as BIG AS YOUR
THUMB find shellac a tasty delicacy, and, it seems,
adequate nutrition to fuel their program of Breeding
for Global Domination! I have worked on pianos with
the corpses of hundreds in them! (Yuck)
It is also edible to "Camel Crickets". Pale,
non-operatic versions of the Tuxedoed balladeers,
which breed en-masse in dark places (like behind an
upright against a wall) then jump out and bite you
when alarmed!
If you don't believe me, I will be very happy to
send some to you for companionship and verification.
Thump
P.S. The humidity also swings dreadfully here, and
I'm not sure that shellac is the best sealant against
moisture.
--- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
wrote:
>
>
> gordon stelter wrote:
>
> >
> > Terry: Strictly for cosmetic reasons, I highly
> > discourage the idea of using spar varnish on a
> visible
> > board, instead of, say, NC lacquer. The increased
> > drying time of varnish allows more dust specks to
> > settle in it, and as spar doesn't dry rubbable,
> the
> > little bumps can't be easily rubbed out. Use
> > traditional interior furniture rubbing varnish if
> you
> > must use varnish, or lacquer,
> > Thump
>
> Naht.... use Shellack... and polish it in french
> style as best you can.
> It looks beautiful, lasts a long time, and by the
> time it starts
> cracking a rebuilt instrument will have lived well
> over a 100 years
> anyways... and probably been used as the bass for a
> midsummers bawn
> anyways.
>
> RicB
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> UiB, Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
>
>
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