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	Lacquer Channel Mastering - CD Mastering Toronto, Canada
		Lacquer Channel Mastering is Canada’s best mastering facility.
		Lacquer Channel has two world class mastering studios with the best analog and digital equipment available.
		Lacquer Channel Mastering is Canada's best and longest running CD Mastering Studio, consisting of two world-class mastering suites and three award winning engineers: Phil Demetro, George Graves and Noah Mintz.
	www.lacquerchannel.com (102 words)

	Behlen Nitrocellulose Stringed Instrument Lacquer at Stewart-MacDonald
		Stringed Instrument Lacquer produces a hard, durable finish that's less brittle and more flexible than standard furniture lacquer, specifically to accommodate the expansion and contraction of wooden instruments.
		This lacquer is designed for use on wood which has been sealed with Behlen Vinyl Sealer, or on unfinished wood.
		Nitrocellulose lacquer products should not be used with acrylic lacquers.
	www.stewmac.com /shop/Finishing_supplies/Finishes_and_solvents/1/Stringed_Instrument_Lacquer.html (222 words)

	ArtLex's L page
		solvent or lacquer thinner, and may contain acetone, methyl acetate, or banana oil.
		Lacquer can carry several pigments, but red, fl, or a combination were used most frequently.
		On the lid is a large "Chun" (spring) character with a small figure of the God of Longevity in a circle.
	www.artlex.com /ArtLex/L.html (3622 words)

	History of Lacquerware - Bachmann Eckenstein Art & Antiques - Asian Art & Buddhist Art from China, Japan, Tibet, ...
		The lacquer tree is a deciduous plant belonging to the cashew family.
		Ordinarily "crude lacquer" is the name given to the raw material lacquer after it is filtered and impurities removed.
		Objects coated with "Kurome lacquer" are placed in a "lacquer bath" having a temperature of 10 to 25 °C with 70 to 80 percent humidity maintained.
	www.art-antiques.ch /resource/Lacquerware.html (1562 words)

	lacquer. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Quick-drying synthetic lacquers are used to coat automobiles, furniture, textiles, paper, and metalware.
		The lacquer formula may be varied to impart durability, hardness, gloss, or imperviousness to water.
		Lacquer work was one of the earliest industrial arts of Asia.
	www.bartleby.com /65/la/lacquer.html (311 words)

	Destiny, the Culture of China - Lacquer Art
		Lacquer is a natural substance obtained from the lacquer tree.
		When an object is coated with lacquer, it can no longer be distinguished as being made from a certain of material, therefore, all objects coated with lacquer are referred to as lacquerware.
		Lacquer trees take 3-5 years to mature to the point where they can be tapped for their sap.
	library.thinkquest.org /20443/g_lacquer.html (564 words)

	The Asiatic Bazaar: The lacquer ware
		The lacquer used in Burma is called thit-si (wood resin), which is the sap of the Melanorrhoea usitata, a tree native to Southeast Asia.
		The artisan is left with a smooth shiny fl lacquer object, which is rubbed with sesame oil and polished to a high brilliance with a chamois of buffalo leather.
		The earliest evidence for marbled lacquer dates back to Tang Chian period (AD 618-906) where it came to be called his pi, because of its surface resemblance to the wrinkled skin of a rhinoceros or the worn surface of a leather saddle.
	www.azibaza.com /lecture/lacquer.htm (8896 words)

	Asian Lacquerware
		Asian lacquer ware is well known to art collectors worldwide, and is the result of some of the finest craftsmanship techniques in the world.
		Lacquer ware is created by applying lacquer to wooden objects to give it a fine finish and luster.
		Harvesting lacquer from the Varnish Tree is relatively simple: The technique varies depending on what region of Asia you are in, but generally, in Japan, five to ten horizontal cuts are made in the tree’s trunk parallel to one another.
	www.asianartmall.com /articlelacquer.htm (577 words)

	Vietnam Lacquer
		Thin cotton cloth, soaked in clay, is attached to both sides of the wood and after this dries another layer of lacquer is applied.
		Lacquer is a durable and impervious finish refined from the sap of a tree-like shrub.
		Raw lacquer is highly caustic, therefore only a limited number of very stable pigments can be incorporated, usually red, fl or yellow.
	www.artxchange.org /lacquer/process.htm (358 words)

	Fedoskino, Palekh, Kholui and Mstera (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Russian lacquer boxes are among the most beautiful and distinctive of that country's art achievements in the 20th century.
		Coats of clear lacquer, or varnish, are the last layers to be put on and provide a stunning shine to the box.
		Lacquer artists must not only excel artistically, but must also have the patience to spend long stretches of time working on the many small intricate sections of their composition.
	www.lacquerbox.com /guide.htm (957 words)

	Lacquer Summary
		In a narrower sense, lacquer consists of a resin dissolved in a fast-drying solvent which is a mixture of naphtha, xylene, toluene, and ketones, including acetone.
		Lacquer mixed with powdered cinnabar is used to produce the traditional red lacquerware from China.
		Quick-drying solvent-based lacquers that contain nitrocellulose, a resin obtained from the nitration of cotton and other cellulostic materials, were developed in the early 1920s, and extensively used in the automobile industry for 30 years.
	www.bookrags.com /Lacquer (2051 words)

	Guqin --- Lacquer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is not related to the other lacquer material commonly known as "shellac" derived from a secretion of scale insects Coccus lacca and Laccifer lacca that feed on the Indian lac tree, Schleichera oleosa.
		Lacquer under such circumstances can be said to be a natural form of plastic.
		The Chinese experience with lacquer work on guqin prescribes Huang Mei Tian ("Season for the Yellowing of the Plums," called by those of less poetical inclinations, the "Season of Yellow Mildew") to be optimum for lacquer work.
	www.cechinatrans.demon.co.uk /gqa-lac.html (729 words)

	Lacquer ware
		Lacquer ware factories are located throughout Sankhampaeng and the Hang Dong road.
		Because of how successful the business of making lacquer ware has been, there are a large variety of handmade lacquer ware items that are made in many different materials, paints, and quality.
		Thai lacquer ware artisans frequently used bamboo or teak as the wood base and the fl resin of the ‘Lak’ –tree as coating material.
	www.kuribod.com /geography/Lacquerware.htm (442 words)

	lacquer
		Lacquer is unlike varnish, polyurethane or paint in one important respect: when it dries, it’s still the same material you had in the can, without the solvents that made it liquid.
		The lacquer thinner dissolved the finish, but did not remove it, letting the scratches be filled in with the now wet (and flowing) finish.
		Lacquer is generally used as a clear finish over wood (stained or otherwise) where the grain and color of the wood is meant to show.
	www.antiquerestorers.com /Articles/George/FTT_1098.htm (716 words)

	The Process of Making Lacquer Paintings in Vietnam
		Lacquer is a clear sap coming from any of six species of trees growing in Vietnam, the main one being Rhus (or Toxicodendron) succedanea in the north and Melanorrhoea (or Gluta) laccifera in the south, both belonging to the family Anacardiaceae.
		Lacquer is harvested in the same way as rubber, by making an incision and letting the sap flow.
		Lacquer will be mixed with various natural or artificial dyes to produce the colours the artists want.
	www.thavibu.com /articles/ATC17.htm (992 words)

	Traditional Crafts of Japan
		The Kiso area of Nagano Prefecture is one of Japan's famous lacquer ware centers; maki-e is a complex technique involving the application of numerous grades and types of metallic dusts, bits, flecks, slivers, and the like, particularly gold, to a lacquered ground.
		Lacquer (urushi) has been an integral part of the Japanese lifestyle; it is taken for granted as part of life and treasured for its many qualities.
		Thus, some young wood turners who make cores for lacquered bowls and trays have taken up the slow, pedal-driven lathes of their great-grandfather's time and are utilizing the warm effects of fortuitous lathe marks and expressive surfaces resulting from this primitive tool to make pieces of charm and artistry.
	www.kougei.or.jp /english/lacquer.html (949 words)

	About Lacquer
		This lacquer possesses the same general properties of nitrocellulose lacquer, except it is absolutely water-white, meaning it will not show as an amber color when applied over light-colored woods.
		Lacquer thinner is a volatile, “hot”, solvent containing a combination of hydrocarbon and chemical solvents - including naphtha, xylene, toluene, acetone, various ketones, and others.
		My opinion is that the higher value in the marketplace and greater desirability of instruments in original lacquer w/metal patina showing beneath the lacquer is because it shows that the instrument has never had significant damage or been over-buffed by an underqualified technician attempting to refinish the instrument.
	www.doctorvalve.com /AboutLacquer.html (835 words)

	Laquer: Japanese Lacquer
		Raw lacquer is the sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree, of which a high-quality strain is found in Japan.
		Each layer of lacquer must be applied, cured in a humidor to achieve polymerization (hardening), and then polished before the process can be repeated with the next layer.
		In the case of maki-e (gold lacquer), designs are created with variously sized tiny gold flecks skillfully applied; the gold is sprinkled out of a tube with a screen over its end to create a design in the uppermost layers of the lacquer.
	www.lacma.org /japaneseart/lacquer/j-lacquer.htm (169 words)

	Trinh Tuan, a Lacquer Painter from Hanoi
		The Chinese produced lacquer paintings already 800 years ago, but the lacquer painting technique has hit a renaissance due to a group of artists in Vietnam.
		On top of that, it will take at least one month to complete the lacquer painting due to the many layers of lacquer which have to be applied and the very intensive polishing work.
		It is not possible to copy a lacquer painting since the colours depend on the layer in which they have been applied.
	www.thavibu.com /articles/ATC05.htm (714 words)

	Vietnamese Lacquer Paintings Art-Vietnam lacquer-Oriental, Asian Lacquer
		Lacquered items have been found in ancient tombs in Vietnam dating as far back as the third and fourth centuries B.C. Over the centuries, Vietnamese master craftsmen and artists have mastered techniques using lacquer for purpose of decoration and preservation.
		Dragon dance with the sun, beautiful mother of pearl inlaid on vermillion lacquer (the traditional style of Vietnamese lacquer) This painting is fine lacquer art with the higest quality of mother of pearl pieces which made the painting.
		These lacquer paintings are made by the traditional method and material such as lacquer paint, golden leaves, golden dust, egg shells, mother of pearl..but they have the very different artistic designs.
	vietnameseartwork.com /Asian_Oriental/Art/VietnameseLacquerPaintings.htm (3287 words)

	Lacquer Trivials (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lacquer is sap from the lacquer tree and is a totally natural liquid.
		Lacquer is gathered from lacquer trees which are over 10 years of age and are over 10 cm in diameter.
		Sap is gathered from tens and hundreds of lacquers trees, and after all the sap is gone, the tree is hewed down.
	www.vcnet.fukui.fukui.jp /~yamagisi/2mame.htm (494 words)

	Lacquer Channel Mastering
		Originally based out of Phase One Recording Studios, Lacquer Channel made its legendary reputation from having the best sounding masters in the country.
		Thirty two years later, Lacquer Channel is still making the best sounding masters.
		Located in the heart of Toronto, Lacquer Channel houses two great sounding mastering studios with a tremendous range of experience amongst its mastering engineers.
	www.lacquerchannel.com /about.htm (138 words)

	Lacquer – Music at Last.fm
		Lacquer is another French artist who writes his songs in English.
		He grew up in the 80s and considers that this is the period where his musical influences were set.
		If you'd like to add some events for Lacquer then you can do so on this page.
	www.last.fm /music/Lacquer (667 words)

	Welcome to Lacquer-Mat, where we have been supplying the needs of the photographic industry for over 30 years.
		Welcome to Lacquer-Mat, where we have been supplying the needs of the photographic industry for over 30 years.
		For over 30 years, Lacquer-Mat's photographic lacquers have helped photographers make their photographs stand out, making their prints more valuable to the customer.
		Our lacquer won't cause spotting or lifting of artwork.
	www.lacquer-mat.com (99 words)

	Definition of lacquer - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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	www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=lacquer (98 words)

	Paints Lacquer
		Specifications: Duplicating the vivid colors in automotive history on model cars is now possible with this specially formulated automotive lacquer authentically matched to factory specs.
		Specifications: Duplicating the vivid colors in automotive history on model cars is now possible with this specially formulated automotive lacquer authentically matched to Dodge's factory specs.
		The paint is a synthetic lacquer that cures in a short period of time.
	www.hobbylinc.com /prods/rhq.htm (1407 words)

	What is Japanes Lacquer?
		They were fascinated with lacquer, which was unknown in the West, and they tried to describe it for their compatriots back home.
		Rodrigues was describing a common lacquer technique in which metal particles, usually gold or silver, are sprinkled onto still damp lacquer to create an image or pattern; the lacquer acts as an adhesive to the metal particles, and when it has hardened, the two mediums together create a lustrous, adamantine picture.
		These lacquer pictures were used on all sorts of objects-- boxes to hold one's personal belongings, containers for sacred Buddhist sutras, even entire buildings-- and they made utilitarian things into precious objects.
	faculty.vassar.edu /anwatsky/art358/lacquer.html (298 words)

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		She was introduced to Sougawara-san, a master of lacquer work from Johoij, a town in Northern Japan.
		It was with Sougawara that she learned the Japanese tradition of lacquer, and it wasn't long before her painstaking efforts began to pay off.
		Her screens and panels were widely exhibited at the time, influencing future generations of lacquer artists and styles, such as Art Deco.
	www.tangle.com /Eileen/ego/Lacquer.html (318 words)

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