Wholesale & Institutional Inquiries

We supply pure shellac and Merit burn-in sticks to professional buyers in volume — instrument repair operations, finishing-supply houses, museum and federal conservation programs, and fine furniture restoration shops. If that's the kind of work you do, we'd love to talk.

Who we work with

The accounts we keep are run by people who know the material. Luthier supply distributors stocking shop-grade button lac. Conservation programs sealing historic surfaces with reversible, period-correct finishes. Federal historic preservation specialists matching original chemistry on protected work. Furniture restoration studios that need consistent grade behavior across decades-old projects.

What these accounts have in common: they buy because the material is right, and they stay because the supply is reliable.

What we offer

Pure shellac in bulk. Every grade in our catalog — button lac, seedlac, wax-containing flake, dewaxed flake — sourced direct from a fifth-generation refining family. Same material we sell on the site, in case-quantity packaging by arrangement. Volume tiers and per-account pricing.

Merit burn-in repair sticks at trade volume. Natural shellac and Brazilian gum rosin, made by hand. Eighty-plus colors, full-size and half-size. Period-correct chemistry for antique and instrument work — distinct from the synthetic-resin sticks the volume market offers. Available wholesale under the Merit mark.

Co-branded arrangements where it serves both sides. If your customers benefit from your name appearing alongside ours — a luthier supply that wants its mark on the burn-in stick next to Merit, a conservation supplier whose shelf reads cleaner with dual branding — we will have that conversation.

How to start a conversation

Use the wholesale inquiry form.

Volume, pricing, packaging, and terms are worked out per account. Net terms are available for established accounts.

Or, if email is faster: support@shellac.net.