Natural shellac is the only way to go if you want exceptional tone and responsiveness, plus it is easy to repair and reapply as needed. A fine guitar is not an automobile or piece of furniture, and if you take care of it properly by wiping it and the strings down after you play the finish lasts a long time. I only do minor touch ups to my guitars about once a year.
@hkostal the protection the shellac provides, on a guitar soundboard at least, is adequate enough to protect the wood from oil & dirt. If a soundboard got enough oil & dirt embedded in the softwood soundboard it might dampen the response. Water & sweat can cloud the shellac but it would take a lot of sweat to penetrate several layers of shellac, and the oil remaining in the finish from the French polishing probably adds some degree of protection from sweat & water since oil displaces water.
French polish definitely does not mean to flood a surface with laque.
For me it means:
First close the holes in the wooden structure with pumice and sand it to a ver perfect level.
Than put a few drops - not more - to the insite of the polish dapper. Add one or two drops of polishing oil to the outside of the dabber and start to apply a very thin layer of laque to the surface. Let it dry and repeat the procedure 200 times...
Natural shellac is the only way to go if you want exceptional tone and responsiveness, plus it is easy to repair and reapply as needed. A fine guitar is not an automobile or piece of furniture, and if you take care of it properly by wiping it and the strings down after you play the finish lasts a long time. I only do minor touch ups to my guitars about once a year.
estudiorudolpho 1 week ago
ole maestro!!!!
gracias por su sabiduria.
littlegreenman75 10 months ago
.what did he say?
glenmann62 1 year ago
@hkostal the protection the shellac provides, on a guitar soundboard at least, is adequate enough to protect the wood from oil & dirt. If a soundboard got enough oil & dirt embedded in the softwood soundboard it might dampen the response. Water & sweat can cloud the shellac but it would take a lot of sweat to penetrate several layers of shellac, and the oil remaining in the finish from the French polishing probably adds some degree of protection from sweat & water since oil displaces water.
StrixNoctis 1 year ago
There are hundreds of techniques for French Polishing, everyone seems to have their own method, this is just one of those techniques.
Henders100 1 year ago
@pkillor picklehead7 seems to be right.
French polish definitely does not mean to flood a surface with laque.
For me it means:
First close the holes in the wooden structure with pumice and sand it to a ver perfect level.
Than put a few drops - not more - to the insite of the polish dapper. Add one or two drops of polishing oil to the outside of the dabber and start to apply a very thin layer of laque to the surface. Let it dry and repeat the procedure 200 times...
orangmakan 1 year ago
I like the idea of a less toxic product .
pkillor 1 year ago
@brundontfreeze000
Have you ever heard from 2K polyurethane?
hkostal 1 year ago
@hkostal so is nitro finishing. It cracks and rubs away from repeated use of the area. But, doesn't natural relic look nice? haha
brundontfreeze000 1 year ago
Yes, but honestly it is not very durable especially if the guitarplayer is sweating.
The protection is poor.
hkostal 2 years ago