I was asked recently, would I finish this Violin for a friend's Daughter and I thought why not, it makes a change from my usual furniture and repairs.
And was a good experience for me, to be able to work on such a nice object.
I had to very gently sandpaper the surface smooth to remove the finger marks that had occurred whilst handling by the owner.
After sanding, I had to stain the violin with a suitable colour and without damaging the carved patterned front.
Then due to the awkwardness of handling the violin, I decided to hang the violin from a string and then this left me with free hands to be able to spray the finish over with several coats of lacquer.
I was asked not to stain the fingerboard and to leave it in its natural unfinished state. Usually, they are stained black.
The feedback from my friend was that his Daughter was "She really pleased with my work", and I was also was told that the violin Stringer was very impressed.
Always good to hear.
