Burnt Shellac?

[Jon Page]

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)
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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
>
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>> 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).
>> 
>