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Barry Dudley Member
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 64 Location: Monroe, GA
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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject: Ready for varnish |
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Here is a 5 string violin that is ready for varnish. I am going to leave it in the UV cabinet for a few days and see if the wood will tan a bit.
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actonern Super Member
Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 444
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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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I love those f holes... I know they're not travelling down the Cremona highway, but the look fantastically ANGRY to me... furrowed brow Nurse Ratched!
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Barry Dudley Member
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 64 Location: Monroe, GA
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:57 am Post subject: |
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The f-holes get lots of comments. Traditionalist of course do not like them much but customers do! Everyone says they have attitude. I call the sorta of Gothic??
Here are some shots with a shellac color ground added. I applied it using traditional "French Polish" method.
The violin is going too be antiqued. I will apply a clear oil varnish over this.
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actonern Super Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:55 am Post subject: |
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Barry:
The french polish method requires a constant movement of the "muneca" to work... how do you deal with the many tight creases, like the upper ribs where they meet the neck root? Do you have a tiny pad that gets you right in there or do you have to brush areas like the scroll turns? |
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Barry Dudley Member
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 64 Location: Monroe, GA
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Let me say first of all that "French Polish" is not my typical method of finishing a violin. To be perfectly honest this particular violin was an experiment in getting color on the violin.
I did brush on the shellac to "body" the scroll and then go back and french polish the wide areas with a small muneca. beyond the entrance into the first turn I use what ever method i can make work.
If the violin is to be is going to be "antiqued" as this one is then the areas like the rib/neck root are not as much a problem. |
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Mat Roop Senior Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 911 Location: Wyoming Ontario
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Barry Dudley wrote: | ...this particular violin was an experiment in getting color on the violin. |
Barry... so what is you opinion of how your experiment turned out? and what did you use to color the shellac?... Mat |
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Barry Dudley Member
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 64 Location: Monroe, GA
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:20 am Post subject: |
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Matt, I am happy with the outcome because the customer likes the color!
That having been said, It was much easier to get the deep color that I was shooting for using this method. Much easier, IMHO, than trying to color the varnish.
I used dyes that are alcohol soluble. The ones I used are in a liquid form so I can introduce them drop at a time until I get the color I want.
I will put clear oil varnish over the shellac for the final finish and rub it out with Pumice and Rottenstone as usual. |
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Mat Roop Senior Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 911 Location: Wyoming Ontario
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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Barry... your instruments look awesome... do you have pics it after it aws antiqued?... Mat |
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Barry Dudley Member
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 64 Location: Monroe, GA
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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I will when it is completed. |
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