1984
DS#276   BRB1 p.262            read this article
Graham Caldersmith                                                                                           

▪ The Sacconi technique of sealing fiddles with silicates has not been widely accepted. Nevertheless, the author explains how he has successfully used silicates to seal and harden violin wood before varnishing, as well as the use of vernice bianca (basically whipped egg whites) to act as an interface between the silicate and the varnish.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.