Lacquered Tweed?

[Firestorm]

Who is the guy that used to build Gerald Weber's tweed cabs? He's moved to Washington (state) so is nearly non-viable for me economically, but he has some recipes.

[Structo]

I would not personally use the orange shellac.

Unless you want an orange amp.

In guitar work I would mix stains or dyes.

For a vintage Fender look on the neck, I use a bit of amber then a couple drops of brown.
Otherwise it can take on that fake orange look on some Fender necks.

Always mix the stain or shellac lighter than you want.
That way you can add coats until you like the color.

[The Ballzz]

Fantastic!
One thing I love about this site is that a well worded question rarely fails to elicit a great collection of detailed and pertinent responses, all with a minimum a flaming, etc!

You Folks Absolutely Rock The House!
Gene

[billyz]

Who is the guy that used to build Gerald Weber's tweed cabs? He's moved to Washington (state) so is nearly non-viable for me economically, but he has some recipes.

John Mergili at Mergili innovations.

[mteresko]

John Mergili built the cabinet I finished in the above photo. Excellent work at a reasonable price.

[vibratoking]

Just to be clear, what Zinsser calls amber shellac is orange shellac. There is no difference. They changed the name for whatever reason. It's the same thing.

Orange shellac, I've been calling it that for 40 years and I 'm not about to change, has a very rich color. Personally, I like it better than when it is cut with clear or diluted with alcohol. YMMV.

[Structo]

I did not know that.

[The Ballzz]

Well, following some of the advice here, I sprayed a 50/50 mix of clear/amber Zinsser shellac on a MojoTone box and I feel that it came out quite nicely! A little darker than some, yet a bit lighter than others. I won't hesitate to use the same process again and have a pretty good handle on how to control the darkness and depth of the color. Pics when I get the time & ambition!

Thanx Guys.
Gene

[Pierre]

I have been using 50/50 thinned shellac followed by an oil based poly top coat on woodwork for almost 25 years. It just keeps getting better with time. It's really nice on cherry wood!

[Structo]

Looking forward to see how your amp turned out.

[The Ballzz]

I appreciate your interest. Amp is done, but not yet mounted. It sounds fantastic, but I've been lazy with processing pics, as well as a little embarrassed about it not being quite as pretty as I'd hoped! That modern version of cloth push back wire is kind of a pain to make pretty! I'll get off my arse to get some pics up by the weekend. I'm currently going to school to become a computer geek and between daily classes and a full 6-8 hours of study/homework everyday, I'm getting that arse kicked!
Thanx Again,
Gene