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Dear Pegbox friends, Please share enlightened comments or experience-based advice on using soya Oil based varnish for stringed instruments. Years ago, the Varathane varnish brand replaced linseed/flaxseed with soya oil for various reasons, two of them being that soya oil is much lighter in colour (like white wine) and doesn't darken (as much) with age. It also dries faster which I have experienced when using linseed oil vs soya oil based canvas filler on cedar-canvas canoes. And soya oil has a milder smell compared to linseed oil or tung oil. This light coloured varnish allows for a non-traditional "blonde" instrument that looks good and appeals to many people - especially steel string guitarists - but in the past required nitrocellulose lacquer or super-blonde shellac. Shellac and lacquer finishes are challenging to apply and maintain and have different sonic qualities. Atrisans in ancient China and Korea were using soya oil based varnishes and inks many centuries before Amati and Stradivari were born. That should count for a lot. Thanks in advance for your input. Humour is welcome but keep it clean and keep it friendly and NO politics! Sincerely, Randy O'Malley PS Feel free to discuss Soy Sauce as a gound and colorant.
