Violin Forum/Message Board

wm_crash · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:43 pm Post subject: Latest Tarisio auction

A few good things out there on the most current Tarisio auction, but one item really stands out:

http://tarisio.com/auctions/auction/lot/?csid=2198159360&cpid=3340746752&filter_key=8e2d016ab8db8a356b2ec108eb290366

cheers,
Cosmin

Mat Roop · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:38 pm Post subject:

Thanks for posting... nice to go thru the pics... especially the Darnton violin!... though I did not see a date for it.
Cheers, Mat

Michael Darnton · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 10:34 am Post subject:

I know that maker!
I recognize the violin as mine, but I don't know the year without knowing the internal number on it.
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JG · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 11:48 pm Post subject:

Lovely instrument! I hope no one will mind if I take advantage of the opportunity to ask a question about its finish. I've been noticing this particular pattern of fading (or is it "brightening"?) on violins old and new: lighter fields in the corner areas of the top and in the upper corners on the back, with fading in an inverted V on the lower back. Since this fiddle dates from 2004, it must have the look the maker intended; but on old violins this same pattern must result from wear and use. So two questions: what causes the finishes of old violins to do this? And what do modern makers do to achieve the same look? (Oh, and is this kind of wear characteristic of one type of finish?) Thanks for any help.

Michael Darnton · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:35 am Post subject:

It's just the natural wear pattern, but I started it off in advance. The idea comes from the way violins wear, which is completely a function of where they get touched. The more touch, the more wear. Because the back of the violin sits on the player's shoulder when played, that spot gets the most wear, so that's wear the varnish, which is very tender, wears off first.
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JG · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 9:51 pm Post subject:

Thank you, Michael.