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Violin Varnish Supplies
Prepared violin varnish also available.

Ingredients for making and applying violin spirit and oil varnishes, including brushes, gums, resins, dyes, oils, lacs, and more.

Violin Varnish, Metric conversions

Weight: 1 Gram = 0.0353 Ounces / 1 Ounce = 28.35 Grams
Volume: 1 Millilitre = 0.0338 Ounces (US) / 1 Ounce (US) = 29.57 Millilitres

Violin Varnish Making Books, DVDs

Violin Varnishes By Joseph and Reiner Hammerl, go to this page
Cremonese Varnish Secrets, Edited by Vincenzo Gheroldi, go to this page
Making a Basic Oil Varnish DVD by Ricardo B. Flores, go to this page

Cleaner/polish can be found here



Model #

Violin Stain (water based, for applying to wood) per 100ml bottle

Price
Order
#2-WS428 Water stain, Old Golden Brown #428 $11.90
=US$
#2-Ebonizo Ebony stain, Opaque $52.00
=US$

Model #

Gums and Resins, per 100g - Glossary of Varnish Ingredients

Price
Order
#2-Ammoniac Ammoniac, Gum $32.00
=US$
#2-Amber Amber resin $45.20
=US$
#2-Arabic Arabic/Acacia, Gum $12.50
=US$
#2-Benzoe Benzoin, Gum , Siam, pure almonds $37.00
=US$
#2-Benzosiam Benzoin, Gum , Sumatra, pure almonds $22.50
=US$
#2-Burgund Burgundy pitch $11.50
=US$
#2-Colophony Colophony, pure (pine resin) $12.30
=US$
#2-Copalm Copal, Manilla lumps $9.00
=US$
#2-Copalc Copal, Congo hard $24.00
=US$
#2-DammarB Dammar Gum, brown $9.50
=US$
#2-DammarW Dammar Gum, A - white, big lumps $8.00
=US$
#2-Elemi Elemi, Gum, (softener for spirit varnish) $12.00
=US$
#2-Frank Frankincense $10.00
=US$
#2-Mastic Mastic, Gum, in tears, pure $65.00
=US$
#2-Myrrh Myrrh $10.00
=US$
#2-Propolis Propolis, raw $48.00
=US$
#2-Sandarac Sandarac, Gum, genuine in tears $24.50
=US$
#2-Button Buttonlac/Buttonlack Unavailable
#2-Seedlac Seedlac, Kusmi $14.00
=US$
#2-Shellbl Shellac, bleached, dewaxed $21.00
=US$
#2-Shellem Shellac, lemon, highest quality $11.00
=US$
#2-Shellor Shellac, orange $15.00
=US$
#2-Shellru Shellac, red (rubin) $23.00
=US$
#2-Shellwh Shellac, white, powder, dissolves clear $19.00
=US$
#2-Sticklac Sticklac, Siamese, large pieces $26.00
=US$

 

Model #

Natural Dyes per 100g - Glossary of Varnish Ingredients
Most of these are supplied in their natural form (raw, dry), and must be prepared

Price
Order
  #2-Accroid Accroid, red $17.00
=US$
  #2-Alkanet Alkanet, red $12.00
=US$
  #2-Aloe Aloe, yellow to yellow-brown $22.00
=US$
  #2-Ashphalt Ashphalt, Syrian, brown $12.00
=US$
  #2-Campech Campechy wood, dark red, yellow $15.00
=US$
  #2-Catechu Catechu, brown $18.00
=US$
  #2-Dragon Dragon's blood, red $90.00
=US$
  #2-Guaiac Guaiac resin, brown $68.00
=US$
  #2-Kamala Kamala, yellow to orange $18.00
=US$
  #2-Madder Madder root, powder, red $18.00
=US$
  #2-MadderK Madder Root, cut, red (Krapp) $16.00
=US$
  #2-Orlean Orlean, yellow to orange red $18.00
=US$
  #2-Pernam Pernambucco, yellowish red to dark red $12.00
=US$
  #2-Rattan Rhattany root, red $18.00
=US$
  #2-Saffam Saffron, American, yellow, please inquire about availability $8.00
=US$
  #2-Saffspa Saffron, genuine Spanish in strands, yellow (1 gram) $6.00
=US$
  #2-Sandalwood Sandalwood chips, orange-red colour $19.50
=US$
  #2-Sandalwd Sandalwood, fine ground, orange-red, dissolves easier than chips $16.00
=US$
  #2-Yellow Yellow wood, cut, yellow $18.00
=US$
  #2-Yellowx Yellow wood extract, liquid $44.00
=US$
  #2-Logw Logwood extract, for staining black $24.00
=US$
  #2-Galnut Gallnut, for staining black $18.00
=US$
  #2-Tumeric Tumeric, yellow $9.00
=US$
  #2-Onion Onion skins, old yellow $9.00
=US$

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