Mike Spencer Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Very nice looking as usual Christian! No antiquing just some color fade in the upper bouts? Please post another picture after the final varnish is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted August 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Yes, I put here all the progression of varnishing since the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Spencer Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 LOL oh sorry, I didn't recognize it as the fiddle you were showing in the progression. It looks great without the antiquing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted August 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 When the varnish is dry enough, I use Micromesh 2800 to polish it. I´m little by little reaching the colour, the texture and the varnish thickness I´m aiming for. Now, I will let it dry for some time, but at this point, at least, I have a violin for 0ne or two month, so the musician who want to try one can come to my shop. http://imgur.com/a/Ly6Zm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex l. Reza Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Love the color! I have trouble getting a red violin that is a vibrant yet not in your face color. Yours has that depth of color and clarity. I see that you also varnish and then assemble your instrument? What are the benefits? I have seen other makers that do that and think I might try it on my next one, I am always trying different techniques and people always comment that my violins do not look like from the same maker. Do not know it that is good or bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted August 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 For varnish the instrument at the same time I´m making it, I do this way since 15 years, I think I was the first one to do that on regular basis, even if Rubio was doing this for the ground, not for the varnish. The benefit for me are many, but I don´t think it´s convenient for everybody. I spend 28 years restoring and only 13 making, so, maybe, I´m not yet a real maker, just a restorer making new instruments. For the colour, I think it´s interesting to have the colour next to the wood and a lot of transparent varnish on top of it, it help the feeling of deepness. I always try different techniques too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Smith Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 On 8/29/2017 at 4:17 PM, Alex l. Reza said: L Do not know it that is good or bad It is good, very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex l. Reza Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Thanks for answering some of my questions! 16 hours ago, Evan Smith said: It is good, very good! Hi Evan, Hope to see you in about a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Smith Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 Oh Yeah,,,,, you don't know how much,, but then again,, maybe you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted September 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Shit happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGerald StephenR Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 42 minutes ago, christian bayon said: Shit happens! Ouch! One of yours? I wasn't aware you were still doing restoration work, I suppose unless the misfortune is from one of your lovely instruments? DGSR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted September 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Yes, I made it 6 years ago, I´ll make a new top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_N Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 That is a beautiful red Christian. I've found that Alizarin seems to fade some, but I have one that used Venetian red pigment that has COMPLETELY faded. Figure that out. Beautiful work. I like the texture too. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted October 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 I´ll miss this one. New generation after my bone marrow transplant! https://imgur.com/a/j0Otb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Going dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCockburn Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted October 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 The latest one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 As always, this looks stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Pure beauty, David Tecchler "ex- Romberg" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Spencer Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Great picture. Is that the belly or the back? It looks like you can see pores in the dark lines, what wood is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 It´s the top, spruce "hazelfichte" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted November 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 My number 100, Méditation de Thaïs, Massenet, Tatiana Samouil in Séoul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jennings Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Lovely.... congratulations! The "item" between the G and D string after length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian bayon Posted November 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Wolf hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 On 11/13/2017 at 7:49 AM, christian bayon said: Pure beauty, David Tecchler "ex- Romberg" These pegs are super nice!...Are they bois de rose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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