Ep. 59: Ingredients for my varnish

[@carpetbrown1115]

in the selfish world of violin making (including the much revered Strad, who never shared his techniques even with his sons), you maestro are a breath of fresh air. Most of the info that you gathered over the years are shared with the public without anything in return (sure there is patreon, but its insignificant) and to make a video like these takes up a lot of time. so i am disappointed at the pricks who put a dislike, i am only thinking they pressed the wrong button by accident. these videos might not have millions of views but to a lot of violin enthusiasts like me for generations to come, it would serve as an encyclopedia. in a few 100 years, people would say, there was strad, and then there was a better man called Edgar Russ.

[@FAZX1104]

Thanks for very useful information, I cooked the varnish many times but just today I found it abut glassy pan , and that was my first time I heard about

[@EdgarRuss]

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[@FAZX1104]

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[@mccypr]

Thanks very much for the info! I’m a total novice at this. I have an old Stainer (replica/trade) violin that some previous owner put a nitrocellulose finish on. It looks nice but I can’t really stand it. I plan to remove the nitrocellulose and place dewaxed shellac on it. I’m looking for a natural out of the bottle/can oil varnish to finish it off with. I’ve thought about using Joha varnish. I noticed that it has synthetic ingredients in it. I’m now seriously thinking about using gun stock oil aka True Oil. 😎🎻

[@xaav]

Interesting ! what about the use of an electric heating mantle ,laboratory model with integrated thermostat (max temperature 350- 380 °C) for melting the resin

[@nobi06]

hello how do you find Amber on the internet please?

[@arielmonteras4065]

What the name of varnish you've bought online?

[@larrygrimaldi-b2b]

Hi I made the amber, but it is very thick. What can I do to thinner out?

[@larrygrimaldi-b2b]

Any advise?

[@EdgarRuss]

You can thinner with turpentine or white Spirit But my experience is to cook the varnish in a way that you don´t have to thin it at all.

[@emanuelbudiyuwono2463]

Thank you very much! Can't wait with another information about varnish. By the way, how long can the cooked varnish last in the jar?

[@emanuelbudiyuwono2463]

Ah...another question. Some videos adding turpentine oil on the ingredient. Is it necessary?

[@ironmonkey1512]

I followed your directions a few months ago how long does it take for the varnish to age?

[@davidlars764]

Hi Edgar, I love your videos. How does one wash Linseed Oil?

[@brahmsbratsche]

You should see previous Ep. 55

[@bluehoo0]

Hello again, would shellac be ok as a ground coat to seal the wood before applying your amber varnish? or possibly a coat of spirit varnish first. Thank you again for your videos, as an amateur violin maker I find them extremely informative.

[@EdgarRuss]

That's what I used also for many years..... But talking about the ground you need some more patience an I will explain what I think about it and why I use one based on protein as the old masters did. all the best ER

[@mkdijkstra4855]

@@EdgarRuss i t thought you said that , when using spirit varnish, this casein thing would be not applicable for this

[@karzankarem3198]

100%100

[@karzankarem3198]

lm kurdish ❤❤❤

[@saeidyazdani]

Walter White will be proud :))

[@EdgarRuss]

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[@grahamhall2662]

God this man is boring.