Paul, this largely depends on what the pipe-maker has used in the first place.
Shellac would be an appropriate material for antique pipes, fulfilling two functions, both as an adhesive and a gap-filler. In this case the material would be solid shellac rather than in solution which will obviously change in volume through evaporation. Most NSPs on this planet are made by David Burleigh, his total being well in excess of 3000 sets. His preferred adhesive is UHU and that's what I would recommend if you own one of those. Francis On 15 Jan 2011, at 11:56, Paul Scott wrote: > After having fixed a leaky tuning bead fitting I have to replace the brass > ferrule and end stopper. Am I correct that shellac is the best solution? I > know that there are plenty of other adhesives but would Shellac in alcohol be > the stuff I am looking for? It us advertised as sanding sealer and says on > the label that it is pure shellac and alcohol. They are lignum drones. > > Paul Scott > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
