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How to make a violin : The violin, its construction practically treated, 1892
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1Lac . . . . . . . . . 1 oz.
2Drying linseed-oil . . . 4 "
3Oil of turpentine . . . 8 "
4Dissolve the Lac separately, then add the amber, and thoroughly dissolve by heat.
6Clear and pale African copal . 1 lb.
7Pale drying oil . . . . 1 qt.
8Rectified oil of turpentine . 3 pt.
10Boil the copal and drying-oil until stringy, then thin with the turpentine, and strain immediately into the store jar. This varnish is hard and durable, and dries hard in from 12 to 24 hours.
12Clear pale resin . . . 3 1/2 lbs.
13Oil of turpentine . . . 1 gal.
15Dissolve. This is the varnish generally used on the cheap violins.
17Colourless Copal Varnish.—To prepare this varnish the copal must be picked, each piece then broken, upon which a drop or two of Rosemary oil is to be poured; the pieces which become soft upon the application of the oil are those only to be used. Those pieces having been selected are to be ground
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