Violin Oil Varnish Recipe 👉 I started experimenting with varnish over forty years ago when I was still a student. These can be either natural from plants such as the lake.
The varnish I use for my instruments is a mixture of drying oil cooked rosin and thinner. A brief walk through of cooking oil varnish. Modern Oil Varnish Blends of different resins and oils make up the oil varnishes that have been used over many hundreds of years.
Ultimately what the maker is looking for is the varnish which most resembles the varnish of the masters specifically those from Cremona such as Stradivar and his contemporaries and that search has been conducted since the early 1800s.
Place all of the ingredients in a glass jar and let it dissolve stirring at least twice a day until the lac no longer sits and sticks to the bottom of the jar This may take from one to three weeks. 400 grams of shellack. To make your own spirit varnish you will have to measure with a scale. Place all of the ingredients in a glass jar and let it dissolve stirring at least twice a day until the lac no longer sits and sticks to the bottom of the jar This may take from one to three weeks.