My article in the Strad Magazine, October 2020
https://www.thestrad.com/lutherie/making-matters-why-varnish-matters/11163.article

Three years ago Sarah Lämmlein, researcher at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa),  contacted me and asked about my varnishing procedure.
That time she was researching the influence of varnish systems on moisture protection and on vibrational properties of violin wood.
In the article I explain my varnishing systems and Sarah’s research and results.