On 15 Jan 2011, at 14:44, Paul Scott wrote: > It is a set made in the 70's by my godfather who followed Colin ross's > designs and advice. I used a hot hair dryer and pliers to pull off the > ferrule and I think there is shellac underneath. So if I applied the solution > and then allowed it to get sticky would that solve the evaporation issue?
Thanks for the further information, Paul. Yes, that sounds like a successful way to do it. You'll have to assess whether you removed any appreciable amount of shellac in removing the ferrule. It may well be that there's enough there for you to simply reverse the process, i.e. warm the ferrule and shove it back on. I'd just try that and see if it works. If it doesn't, it isn't a critical thing. Just paint some more on, or try Philip's method. Shellac is a wonderful material, an effective adhesive but instantly reversible. As an adhesive it is relatively tolerant of oily surfaces which is a useful property when dealing with NSPs. Incidentally over these past cold months the humidity has often dropped to an unusually low level, resulting in shrinkage of wooden objects. I bet quite a few people are finding that ferrules are loose. Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
