All violin's depicted here were executed using Alchemist's Amber Varnish Dark. Photo's courtesy of Mike Morgan
“I've enjoyed using your extra thick and dark amber varnish for the past four years on my award winning violins and violas. Thanks for doing the tedious and dangerous work that results in such a fine violin varnish.
An added plus is that it is perfectly compatible with the resin varnish I cook up every 7 years or so. I'm able to achieve the desired optical effects, the desired colors by interlayering glazes of transparent lake pigments, and keep the total varnish layer under 0.06mm in thickness. Also with the help of driers (5 drops per 2.5 ml varnish) and a UV light box, I can "bake" the varnish for 5 days in UV light to render it unimpressionable to fingerprints or case marks.
Bravo and Thank you!”
David Chrapkiewicz
Biography
David's violins and violas are featured on recordings of classical, popular, and folk music. David's violins and violas are noted for their beautiful workmanship as well as their exceptional clarity and balance of sound both onstage and in the recording studio. David has entered violins and violas in three international competitions and won awards in all three (2002, 2000 and 1982) including the silver medal for tone at the VSA International Competition in 2002.
