Wholesale & Institutional Inquiries

We work with a small number of professional buyers — instrument repair operations, finishing-supply houses, museum and federal conservation programs, and fine furniture restoration shops — who need pure shellac and Merit burn-in sticks in real volume.

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.