Violin Forum/Message Board

Of course Michael is right. The refined grades have a limited life although I usually get around 3 years from purchase, much depends on how long it sat on a shelf at the suppliers. When it's bad it so ...

Here you are Mr. Chandler. Some handy tips for when you finally capture your Squirrel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h2hmprpcc0

No doubt he's serious. Brush, fingers/palms and if you thin it enough you can create your own wiping varnish. Wipe on effectively gets rid of the dust problem although it does take many wipes. Be warn ...

I can understand that, although I haven't experienced much difficulty in getting the component parts to dissolve pretty quickly. I do leave the jar above a radiator. The only time I had problems was w ...

What is the purpose of the boiling/heating stage in this recipe? I can understand that warming it will make filtering a little quicker but I'd rather omit the boiling stage. I can only assume that th ...

I have aquired a tube of Old Holland oil paint. It's Orange, Very Orange but I'm sure there are ways of toning that down. From very small sample tests it appears quite transparent. Is there a 'correct ...

Where on the scale of toughness/durabilty do these varnishes come? i know that much may depend on oil/resin ratio and perhaps the cooking but I've read Fulton varnish as being 'a little soft', I've a ...

Yes, I did put a clear coat over the initial stain. I may be expecting too much, I am doing direct comparisons with wood that has no stain but clear oil varnish. That seems to have more of a holograp ...

I've been trying a few tests to try and achieve some colour on my early plucked instruments (you'll have to forgive me for that).
I can get a fairly nice even stain on Spruce by wetting the wood and ...