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Re-rediscovering the lost secrets of classical varnish

2018-08-10T11:15:00Z

When Koen Padding died in 2012, the violin making community was not just bereft at losing a loyal friend but also thrown into confusion about whether his varnish making knowledge, on which many relied, was gone with him. As a collection of his writings is republished, we take a look ...