![]() Musical instrument makers also cottoned on (sorry) and it was used on all sorts of instruments in the first half of the twentieth century. That was enough for Ford, but the fact that it could easily take coloured dyes and pigments meant that they could drop the qualifying part of their "any colour so long as it's black" statement. Henry Ford's crew realised that it was faster to apply, and dried more quickly, than the stuff they had been using. Nitrocellulose lacquer was seized on by the car industry. Soon after, a guy called Edmund Flaherty at DuPont realised that he could dissolve nitrocellulose in a solvent (like acetone or naphtha) and throw in some plasticisers to make a substance that could be sprayed to form a finish. Among other things, celluloid was widely used to make photographic and cinematic film.įast forward another few years and, after various unplanned cinema fires, film stock moved to, relatively less-incendiary, 'Safety Film'. Of course, all of these uses assumed that the nitrocellulose hadn't already spontaneously ignited, which it sometimes did.įast forward a few years from its discovery and, after various planned and unplanned explosions, nitrocellulose was used with other treatments to make the first plastic (which eventually became celluloid). During World War I, British soldiers sometimes improvised grenades by filling ration tins with guncotton and poking a makeshift fuse in the top. Guncotton was much more powerful than black powder and was used as a blasting explosive, as well as in shells, mines, and other stuff that's generally dangerous to health. Given what happened to that exploding apron, you won't be surprised to find out that one of the first uses of nitrocellulose was as guncotton (the 'cotton' part of the guncotton name was partly because the cellulose used for manufacture came from cotton and partly because nitrocellulose still resembled that fluffy cotton). ![]() Stir it up with a couple of different acids and you get nitrocellulose. Please note credit card refunds may not appear until the following billing cycle.Cellulose is an organic compound found in, among other things, plants. NOTE: Please allow 15 business days from the time the item is returned to process a refund. Please keep all original packaging to make the return. We will then contact you with a Return Authorization # and instructions on where and how to make the return. Please notify us via e-mail as to the reason for the return as well as your name, address, order number and name of product purchased. All returns must arrive at our receiving location in perfect, unused, and resellable condition. We will take back the product and issue a full refund of your purchase price, minus the return and the initial shipping cost. If a product arrives damaged, please email us photos (required) of the damaged component and the box in which it was shipped and notify us immediately (i.e., within the first 15 days of your delivery date) and we will ship you replacements for the damaged parts and issue return shipping for the damaged parts (if we require the damaged parts to be returned).įor non-damaged returns, we must be notified via email within the first 30 days of your delivery date. ![]() Finally, the guitar body rests on nitrocellulose-safe felt. There’s an additional leather safety strap, secured by a genuine guitar strap button, to keep your instrument secure. ![]() The neck rests against a genuine leather sling using veg-tanned leather – free of vinyl or chromium-tanning salts that can harm your guitar’s nitrocellulose finish. The CrossCurve is a nitrocellulose safe guitar stand. ✓ NITROCELLULOSE SAFE TO PROTECT YOUR VINTAGE INSTRUMENTS The two uniquely crossed curved supports create a graceful, elegant design that’s enhanced with a herringbone inlay edging. This versatile stand allows you to display your guitar from the front AND from the side. There is no other single guitar stand as unique as the CrossCurve Deluxe. ✓ DISTINCTIVE DISPLAY TO SHOWCASE YOUR GUITAR Looking for the finest wood guitar stand to uniquely display and access your favorite acoustic or electric? Feast your eyes on the CrossCurve Deluxe™, a stand that will enhance your home or studio décor.
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