I've only seen this when an instrument is shipped in hot weather and
gets stuck in some non air-conditioned warehouse for a long period. I
am surprised that this would happen if you are keeping your lute in the
case in an air-conditioned environment, its got to get really hot for
this to occur I thought.
When I have to ship an instrument in the summer I always put it in an
old cotton t-shirt to prevent this.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Matthew Daillie
<[1]dail...@club-internet.fr> wrote:
Hi Wayne,
This is a common problem with instruments that are new but it is
strange that your varnish has not hardened after all these years. I
you leave it out of the case for a while, do the marks go away? Some
varnishes seem to be 'self-healing' like that.
It's difficult to give a general recommendation to solve this type
of problem; it is best to check with the maker first as varnish
recipes are very personal and each luthier will probably have a
polish he would recommend for his particular finish. In my
experience, if you leave the lute out of its case for a while and
then use a very light A polish (I have some water-based stuff from
here in France which can be diluted and is called 'Super Nikco
Vernilline) with some fine non abrasive wadding (such as is used for
polishing cars) then you could probably get the marks to disappear
completely. It would probably be best to wait for the weather to get
cooler and less humid. You could also put some non-marking cloth in
the case so that the lute's finish is not directly in contact with
the lining. Obviously get advice from your lute maker and if you do
use a polish, try on a small part of the surface first before
risking doing any damage.
Best
Matthew
On 28 juil. 2014, at 15:39, wayne cripps <[2]w...@cs.dartmouth.edu>
wrote:
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> Hi people -
>
> One of my lutes has a varnish finish, and in the humid weather the
fuzz from the case lining sticks to the varnish, and gives part of the
bowl a flocked look! A Can you suggest a way to get the fuzz off and
keep it from sticking again? A The lute is about 20 years old.
>
> A Wayne
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