Custom varnishing a Northern Sun violin

Custom varnishing a Northern Sun violin

May 2014

 

I’m working on preparing a custom violin for a young violinist. She selected her fittings and named her preference for the colour and shading of the varnish. M. would like a warm golden colour to remind her of a sunset. She’s getting a Northern Sun violin- these are violins that I purchase “in the white”, which means without varnish and fittings. It then allows me to customize the set up and the varnish, while still having a violin that is priced well for a student. Stay tuned for more photos of the varnishing process. The photos below show the violin after I have done the first treatment to darken the wood. Behind it is a violin I have made that still needs its neck set. You can see the paleness of the wood on my violin, and how the UV treatment has darkened the one I’m varnishing.