Most of the Oleans barber hones (made for a bewildering number of companies bu a few companies in Oleans) were either 'cold' or 'hot' - the cold were liquid left to set up and the hot ones were baked. Earlier incarnations were indeed shellac, but thy did not hold up well. As Jimmy said, Randy is da man for this info.

Ah, Guitstik dear boy - I feel sorry for you. Only 180 IQ-wise? Such a shame.

My own is 140,140 - quite impressive, or so I am told. Mind you, I am afflicted with double vision... HAR!

Regards,
Neil