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<P>Just a note to Gene's advice. At the shakuhachi-making workshops in Mejiro they add a dash of a starch-based glue (yello in colour used for paper, etc.) to give the mixture of tonoko, water and sejime the right texture. Another piece of advice is to even out the ji with the end piece of a fishing rod. These can be bought from fishing stores without the loops and have the perfect flexibility for shak bores. Phil.<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Gene" <OLDMANRIVER@ALLTEL.NET>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
<DIV></DIV>>To: <SHAKUHACHI@COMMUNICATION.UCSD.EDU>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Lacquer?
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 10:33:41 -0400
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<DIV></DIV>>For you newbies like me who have been looking for lacquer, I've searched the net everywhere, and I believe Mejiro is the only way to go . . . .
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<DIV></DIV>>Here's what Mejiro says:
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<DIV></DIV>>If you want to "ji" your bore, you buy a tube (or more) of their Seshime Lacquer #A0301, thin it with "turpentine oil or gasoline (their recommendation)", filter it through their Miyoshino Paper #A0315, and apply a thin layer "to flatten the inside surface of the flute".
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<DIV></DIV>>Then you buy a package of their Tonoko Powder #A0300, mix it with water, they say, then with Seshime, at a rate of 2:1 Tonoko to Sheshime, by weight, which will give you a texture similar to paint. Using their spatula or brush, you apply in a number of thin layers.
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<DIV></DIV>>To finish, if you want a gloss black lacquer bore, you buy a tube of their Black Finishing Lacquer #A0305, thin it with "turpentine or gasoline", filter it through their Miyoshino Paper and apply to the bore. They sell special brushes for this purpose. It requires no polishing after application.
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<DIV></DIV>>If you want a red lacquer bore, you buy a tube of their Shuai Lacquer #A0307, a brown almost clear lacquer, thin it with "turpentine or gasoline", filter it through the Miyoshino Paper, then mix it with their Shu-no-Ko powder #A0309 and apply in thin layers. Or you can buy a tube of their Shu-no-Moto #A0308, thin and filter it, and mix it with the above Shuai Lacquer #A0307 (thinned and filtered) in a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 by volume.
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<DIV></DIV>>Have fun, guys!
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<DIV></DIV>>Dr. Gene Neill
<DIV></DIV>>Mayo, Florida
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