| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
shreddocaster
Junior Member
Joined: 01 Jun 2009
Posts: 11
|
 Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:06 pm Post subject: nitrocellulose lacquer? |
 |
|
| Has anyone ever tried nitrocellulose lacquer on a violin? I'm just curious of the results. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Chet Bishop
Super Member
Joined: 23 Mar 2007
Posts: 678
Location: Forest Grove, Oregon
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
byacey
Member
Joined: 29 Mar 2008
Posts: 105
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:53 am Post subject: |
|
|
I've tried it once and wasn't too pleased with the results. It looks nice initially, but tends to crack from temperature changes, and deadened the instrument considerably.
_________________
Bill |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
shreddocaster
Junior Member
Joined: 01 Jun 2009
Posts: 11
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| thanks, I will stay away. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
kipp
Junior Member
Joined: 17 Jul 2009
Posts: 11
|
| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
The old Kay instruments were finished nitrocellulose lacquer. The president of Kay was Bob Englehardt. Bob bought all the old Kay tooling and started Englehardt (making bass and cellos)
A great product is Deft. Deft is a nitrocellulose lacquer. It comes in flat and semi flat. This is a product that is used by some of the best restorers in the world, repairing old Cremona instrments and the like. This product always gets varnished over so you never really see it. Deft is expanded to water based and other prducts now days but the old line of product is still avail. today. Look at the back of the can; if it says nitrocellulose lacquer that contains a synthectic, you got it. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
FiddleDoug
Member
Joined: 08 Sep 2007
Posts: 227
Location: Hilton, NY
|
| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:06 pm Post subject: Deft |
|
|
To the best of my knowledge, DEFT is only used for crack and defect filling in restoration work. Don't over use it!
_________________
Doug Wall
www.wallindependent.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
kipp
Junior Member
Joined: 17 Jul 2009
Posts: 11
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:10 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Yes, It is not used to do a complete. My point is that it is a good product. It does have it's place. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Dave Chandler
Super Member
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
Posts: 691
Location: Mt Mitchell in North Carolina
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject: lacquer |
|
|
The only lacquer use I've heard of is associated with violins is the use of a very thinned down clear lacquer as an overall sealer. Smells great too.
_________________
Dave in the Blue Ridge
Southern Violin Association
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next with no loss of enthusiasm" Winston Churchill
"I took the road less travelled, and now I don't know where I am." Marco Polo |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
