# 145 - Violin varnish! What's it all about??

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Graham Vincent Violins

Күн бұрын

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@DavidFlockhart 5 ай бұрын

Why have I not discovered your site before? Excellent stuff.

@grahamvincentviolins 5 ай бұрын

Well, you're here now! Welcome.

@andrewparish437 11 ай бұрын

Not waffling at all Graham that was an excellent video and very informative 😄

@killersugar6816 11 ай бұрын

Hey, that’s a better answer than I might have hoped for! Thanks Mr. Vincent.

@andrewwalzer5575 Ай бұрын

I've been trying to find an exact video like this; thanks for taking the time to make this !

@grahamvincentviolins Ай бұрын

And thank you too!

@G.H.A.1970 6 ай бұрын

Some of the best advice I have seen on repairing colours and varnishing violins. 5 stars!! Thanks a lot.

@stavrosa8772 2 ай бұрын

Yes you are a bit all over the place but you emphasized the important stuff. And it adds flair and spark. I've been scouring the net lately to understand the process and yours is on the top among very few others. Cheers and keep up the great videos!

@michelnagumaqmorton 11 ай бұрын

Excelent ! Thank you for the great video well explained and inspiring !

@raythompson2936 Күн бұрын

Thank you for this video. I'm a real newbie and purchased a cheap Chinese violin on Amazon for $57 so now I know the simple difference between a cheap violin and a real one. The neck on this cheap violin does not look like it has any finish on it. Your answer of putting Tung Oil on the neck is a good one as I know unfinished wood would build up dirt that will never come out. I was also wondering if any violin makers would use store bought varnish as I live with to many neighbors around. You also gave me the answer I was hoping for by saying try it. So I will use this cheap violin as a template to build a cradle and go from there.

@davidmasury1435 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video, it is nice to know that there is no one way to finish a fiddle...

@HL-ci5lr 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@jackbombeeck4958 11 ай бұрын

Hi Graham, if I understand correctly, a wood sealer prevent colour from penetrating deeply, but does not seal the pores. Isn't that contradictory? If the pores are open, then colour will be sucked into them, no? Also, how do you prevent 'orange peel' if the pores are not closed?

@grahamvincentviolins 10 ай бұрын

I'll tackle this in the next Q&A video.

@philxcskier 9 ай бұрын

I don’t know if this is helpful or not but Windsor and Newton do have a line of water soluble oil paints.. might be worth trying out in the shellac alcohol mix. I’ve also looked at how shellac is produced and I believe the colour is based on how long the flakes are cooked- while you can buy slightly more amber flakes, I’m curious to try and bake some in the oven and see if it’s possible to cook them up to different darker colours. As always- thanks for making the video and sharing!

@grahamvincentviolins 9 ай бұрын

Really interesting thoughts, thanks! I'll probably try some of this out.

@jondubois1 11 ай бұрын

Hi Graham, I realy enjoyed your speak and l'm asking miself up to which point the wood may be dampted when staining with tea? May the join of the plates be damaged ? Have you already try to seal first and then stain? Could it prevent from the wood to be too much dampted? Forgive m'y english, l'm from the south of france.

@grahamvincentviolins 10 ай бұрын

I'll tackle this in the next Q&A video.

@Gonzalo_Chalo_Luthier 11 ай бұрын

have you tried applying dilluted hide glue or albumin + powdered pigments + cleaning the excess with a rag for tops? I was thinking to use this as a ground for the top of a viola i'm making, only on the spruce as i don't like it on flamed woods, it dulls it (there i'm using turpentin+myrrh, or maybe some alcohol+benzoin which seem to make the flame look good) I seem to get a good result matching it all later when applying colours with spirit varnishes on test strips. ¿do you know any cons i should be aware about protein+pigment on spruce tops?

@grahamvincentviolins 10 ай бұрын

I'll tackle this in the next Q&A video.

@ulrichgunther9905 7 ай бұрын

What did you use as siccative?

@MrZOMBIE170 10 ай бұрын

do you apply the French polish to a violin using a mop or a brush and do you follow it up with a rubber after the say way furniture is French polish

@Jeff034 11 ай бұрын

VIOLIN PRIMER imo Potassium silicate mix 2/3 potassium silicate with water and heat. Don’t boil and apply while warm as a sealer. Following the sealer, use linseed, oil and pumice, followed by colour varnish. Pumice powder has the same refractive index as varnish. Is invisible. So more than abrasive.

@grahamvincentviolins 10 ай бұрын

This looks like a nice varnishing system.