Category: Supplies & Finishing

Petko Petkov Interview 9 Varnish – Can you tell us what kind of varnishing techniques you use?   Hello Petko, can you tell us what kind of varnishing techniques you use? Oil-based, Spirit-based, french polish varnish? What are your choices and why?   I use two types of varnishes for my instruments: oil-based and spirit-based. […]

William A Mackay Interview 7 Instruments Finishes Nitrocellulose Polyurethane or others   Instruments Finishes Nitrocellulose PU Polyurethane or others? What are your choices and why?   It may have taken years of using cellulose and two pack lacquers before I felt I really mastered it to any degree, then I got involved with the violin […]

Mad Guitars Interview 2 Tonewoods & Guitar Parts     Can you easily find Tonewoods in your networks? If so, can you name some of your suppliers?   In fact, I use the same network as most of the luthiers in France: Delta Bois, Kauffer.   But also sellers I find on E-Bay or local […]

Mad Guitars Interview 2 Bois & Pièces détachées pour guitares     Arrives-tu à trouver facilement du bois dans tes réseaux ? Si oui, peux-tu nous citer quelques-uns de tes fournisseurs ?   En fait, j’utilise le même réseau que la plupart des luthiers en France : Delta Bois, Kauffer.   Mais aussi des vendeurs […]