Originally Posted by
David Newton
Shellac may be nerdy for bike guys, but us guitar builders have pounds of the stuff in 5 different varieties.
Your poly varnish will work fine, hold up better in wet conditions, last longer, and will dry overnight.
The more I learn about shellac the more I like it! So I assume this goes for all wood instruments? (violin, etc?) And what are the 5 varieties? Diff bug species, color difference? Does blood really stay red in it as in movie red violin?