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Topic: HELP... Can't quite match a finish. |
Yaquina
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:59 pm Subject: HELP... Can't quite match a finish. |
| Thanks for your great advice. I have been working on it off and on throughout the day, slowly replacing the color until I got it pretty close, certainly close enough given the difficulty involved. Lu ... |
Topic: HELP... Can't quite match a finish. |
Yaquina
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:03 pm Subject: HELP... Can't quite match a finish. |
| Actually, I didn't remove much of the finish at all, whomever did the repair years ago did that before they smeared the epoxy onto it. Last night I started a multi layer coating of color and varnish t ... |
Topic: HELP... Can't quite match a finish. |
Yaquina
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:37 am Subject: HELP... Can't quite match a finish. |
Okay, so this newly acquired violin (A Lyon & Healy Dominicus Montagnana) had a poorly repaired crack on the face, it looked like it was done with cheap epoxy.
I have removed the horrid looking ... |
Topic: L&H Dominicus Montagnana... thoughts? |
Yaquina
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:53 pm Subject: L&H Dominicus Montagnana... thoughts? |
Hello all,
I am just now learning to play and look forward to taking part in this wonderful forum. I am a beginner when it comes to playing, but have done a number of violin restorations throu ... |
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