Barbarossa Guitars

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Here are some shots of the first violin being varnished:

 

 

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The fingerboard is removed:

fin fingerboard off.jpg (68679 bytes)

 

The sealer coat is applied.  (Note the stick in the end pin

hole:  very helpful)  I used my own mix of reddish

shellac for the sealer.  I use the same thing to seal

guitars before spraying lacquer.

fin sealer.jpg (36624 bytes)

 

 

First coat of yellow oil varnish.  (I am using oil varnish

and coloring agents fron International Violin Company.

(Please see their website at:   http://www.internationalviolin.com/)

 

fin first yellow.jpg (47834 bytes)

 

Second coat of yellow:

fin second yellow.jpg (58347 bytes)

 

First coat of brown varnish:

fin first brown.jpg (55955 bytes)

 

Second coat of brown (the lighting was different ...):

fin second brown.jpg (44096 bytes)

 

Third coat of brown:

fin third brown bk.jpg (39615 bytes)    fin third brown fr.jpg (31007 bytes)

(My "brown" varnish also has some red tint in

it to warm up the color.  It's easy to see here.)

 

 

 

Here's a shot of Violin No. 1 strung up with violin

No. 2 ready for varnishing, in front.

pair of fiddles 3.jpg (46713 bytes)

 

AND:  here's a shot of Violin No.2 mostly done with

varnish and the back of violin No. 3, which is now

nearly complete (Jan 24, 2003):

backs of 2 and 3.JPG (76846 bytes)

 

Here is the back of No. 2.  I decided that I wanted

a darker color on No. 2:

pretty fiddleback.JPG (66272 bytes)

 

                        

                        

 

 

 

Jim Blilie

5997 Turtle Lake Road

Shoreview,  MN  55126

United States of America

651-766-8757

 

jwblilie@barbarossa-guitars.com

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Last Modified:  January 24, 2003