http://www.acousticguitar.com/ubbcgi...;f=12;t=004145

"The LaurenceMcFadden paint company, in business since 1885 and supplier of
the finest lacquer, polyurethane, and polyester finishes to much of the
fretted instrument business has shut down as of this week. The company is in
bankruptcy and are negotiating to sell their formulas to other entities.
This is going to hit our industry like a bomb...they supply Fender, Guild,
Ovation, Martin, Taylor, and countless smaller makers."

http://investing.businessweek.com/re...capId=53842264

"The Lawrence-McFadden Co. manufactures wood products. The company was
founded in 1875 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On February 26,
2009, The Lawrence-McFadden Co. filed a voluntary petition for
reorganization under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia."

On 2/22/2010 11:37 AM, DGDevin wrote:
http://www.acousticguitar.com/ubbcgi...;f=12;t=004145

"The LaurenceMcFadden paint company, in business since 1885 and supplier of
the finest lacquer, polyurethane, and polyester finishes to much of the
fretted instrument business has shut down as of this week. The company is in
bankruptcy and are negotiating to sell their formulas to other entities.
This is going to hit our industry like a bomb...they supply Fender, Guild,
Ovation, Martin, Taylor, and countless smaller makers."

http://investing.businessweek.com/re...capId=53842264

"The Lawrence-McFadden Co. manufactures wood products. The company was
founded in 1875 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On February 26,
2009, The Lawrence-McFadden Co. filed a voluntary petition for
reorganization under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia."

Damn shame, but this has been going on for some time now ... you haven't
been able to buy their Mission Oak stain from Rockler's for a good
while. I believe Leon may have finally received an order of gel stain,
but a few months back it didn't look good for getting it.

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"DGDevin" wrote in message
m...
http://www.acousticguitar.com/ubbcgi...;f=12;t=004145

"The LaurenceMcFadden paint company, in business since 1885 and supplier
of the finest lacquer, polyurethane, and polyester finishes to much of the
fretted instrument business has shut down as of this week. The company is
in bankruptcy and are negotiating to sell their formulas to other
entities. This is going to hit our industry like a bomb...they supply
Fender, Guild, Ovation, Martin, Taylor, and countless smaller makers."

http://investing.businessweek.com/re...capId=53842264

"The Lawrence-McFadden Co. manufactures wood products. The company was
founded in 1875 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On February
26, 2009, The Lawrence-McFadden Co. filed a voluntary petition for
reorganization under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia."

Fortunately I got 8 quarts of gel varnish from them in December.

"Leon" wrote in message
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Fortunately I got 8 quarts of gel varnish from them in December.

Huh, I just ordered eight cans from Grizzly, hope they all show up, I really
like that stuff.

"DGDevin" wrote in message
m...

"Leon" wrote in message
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Fortunately I got 8 quarts of gel varnish from them in December.

Huh, I just ordered eight cans from Grizzly, hope they all show up, I
really like that stuff.


Don't be suprised if they send you one of their other branded products.
That is what I got and the rep indicated that if I was not pleased he would
take it back. I was very pleased.

"Leon" wrote in message
...


Huh, I just ordered eight cans from Grizzly, hope they all show up, I
really like that stuff.


Don't be suprised if they send you one of their other branded products.
That is what I got and the rep indicated that if I was not pleased he
would take it back. I was very pleased.

Package arrived and all seven varieties are L-M, not a substitute. What is
the other brand they sent which you're happy with?

"DGDevin" writes:

"Leon" wrote in message
m...


Huh, I just ordered eight cans from Grizzly, hope they all show up, I
really like that stuff.


Don't be suprised if they send you one of their other branded products.
That is what I got and the rep indicated that if I was not pleased he
would take it back. I was very pleased.

Package arrived and all seven varieties are L-M, not a substitute. What is
the other brand they sent which you're happy with?



Note that LM is in chapter 11. That generally means they are still doing
business, just reorganizing their credit picture.

scott

"DGDevin" wrote in message
m...

"Leon" wrote in message
...


Huh, I just ordered eight cans from Grizzly, hope they all show up, I
really like that stuff.


Don't be suprised if they send you one of their other branded products.
That is what I got and the rep indicated that if I was not pleased he
would take it back. I was very pleased.

Package arrived and all seven varieties are L-M, not a substitute. What
is the other brand they sent which you're happy with?

Whitewood Master Finish is what they sent me. According to them it is
exactly the same thing. I was pleased. There was another label however I
do not recall the name.

Local Rockler had their last quart, and two pints, of their "Mission
Oak" gel stain on clearance yesterday, which Lawrence-McFadden made for
them. May well be the last of the mohicans ...

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This is really sad... Do you have any other known
products to replace these with ???

Leon turned me onto these products just couple years back.

Swingman wrote:

Local Rockler had their last quart, and two pints, of their "Mission
Oak" gel stain on clearance yesterday, which Lawrence-McFadden made for
them. May well be the last of the mohicans ...

On 3/8/2010 1:58 PM, Pat Barber wrote:
This is really sad... Do you have any other known
products to replace these with ???

Leon turned me onto these products just couple years back.

Swingman wrote:

Local Rockler had their last quart, and two pints, of their "Mission
Oak" gel stain on clearance yesterday, which Lawrence-McFadden made
for them. May well be the last of the mohicans ...

Sadly, at this point, no. I jumped on those immediately, but there has
been no mention of this particular product on Rockler's sites for some
time I kept hoping they would have a "closeout" sale on the Pro site,
but no luck.

Then again, there is more than likely some shelf life to contend with
with regard to "stocking up".

Too bad ... I still have a couple more anticipated upcoming projects
where a color match is going to be imperative.


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Pat Barber writes:
This is really sad... Do you have any other known
products to replace these with ???

Leon turned me onto these products just couple years back.

Swingman wrote:

Local Rockler had their last quart, and two pints, of their "Mission
Oak" gel stain on clearance yesterday, which Lawrence-McFadden made for
them. May well be the last of the mohicans ...



Update: looks like they're selling off the coatings, From Michael Dresdner:

Q: Any word on the Lawrence McFadden Seagrave deal?
A: The decision of the bankruptcy court that must approve Seagrave's purchase
of Lawrence McFadden has been postponed until February first. I will get back to
you via this blog once that is finalized, but in the meantime, I spoke at some length
to Peter Tepperman, the owner of Seagrave Coatings, this morning and he told me he has
every intention of continuing to offer the McFadden formulas for instrument finishes,
gel urethanes, and other standard line products for which McFadden has developed a fine
reputation over the years. The conversation left me very confident that I can now
recommend Seagrave Coatings with the same fervor and assurance as I always did with
McFadden in the past. I think we have a winning situation. Here's a link to Seagrave
so you can see what they are all about.

www.seagravecoatings.com

scott

On 3/8/2010 3:01 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:

Update: looks like they're selling off the coatings, From Michael Dresdner:

Q: Any word on the Lawrence McFadden Seagrave deal?
A: The decision of the bankruptcy court that must approve Seagrave's purchase
of Lawrence McFadden has been postponed until February first. I will get back to
you via this blog once that is finalized, but in the meantime, I spoke at some length
to Peter Tepperman, the owner of Seagrave Coatings, this morning and he told me he has
every intention of continuing to offer the McFadden formulas for instrument finishes,
gel urethanes, and other standard line products for which McFadden has developed a fine
reputation over the years. The conversation left me very confident that I can now
recommend Seagrave Coatings with the same fervor and assurance as I always did with
McFadden in the past. I think we have a winning situation. Here's a link to Seagrave
so you can see what they are all about.

www.seagravecoatings.com

Thanks, Scott ...

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Outstanding....thanks for that Scott

Scott Lurndal wrote:

Update: looks like they're selling off the coatings, From Michael Dresdner:


www.seagravecoatings.com

scott

On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:58:41 -0500, the infamous Pat Barber
scrawled the following:

This is really sad... Do you have any other known
products to replace these with ???

Leon turned me onto these products just couple years back.

Swingman wrote:

Local Rockler had their last quart, and two pints, of their "Mission
Oak" gel stain on clearance yesterday, which Lawrence-McFadden made for
them. May well be the last of the mohicans ...

FUME IT, dad blast it!

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