Tag Archives: Baese¸ Geary

Reproducing the Finish of the “Rawlins” Stradivari Guitar

1993
AL#33 p.30   BRB3 p.292            
Geary Baese                                                                                           

▪ When a violin guy gets on the trail of an old guitar it comes out sounding an awful lot like a violin article. And when Stradivari is involved what else can one expect? Baese makes an educated guess about the materials and techniques that finished a famous guitar. With 8 photos.

Classic Italian Violin Varnish

1989
AL#18 p.12   BRB2 p.214            
Geary Baese                                                                                           

▪ Baese draws upon old literature and recent black light testing to draw his conclusions about the structure of old varnishes. The Q&A session reveals a high sophistication in the audience. With 5 photos and a few old print reproductions.

Notes on Preparing Lake Pigments

1989
AL#17 p.48   BRB2 p.206            
Geary Baese                                                                                           

▪ Baese writes about adding color to violin varnishes in an historically accurate manner. He defines a lake pigment as “fixing . . .an organic soluble dye upon an inorganic carrier to render an insoluble colored compound.”