Hi Bruno, Good question, and since I don't know the answer (Lundberg doesn't give mixing instructions in his book) I simply went to the hardware store where I found a carnauba wax in turpentine (no bees wax, though) already mixed and used that. Seems to work fine to protect the top in the area where there's a bit of wear from the right hand of the previous owner (I bought my instrument used). It does add some gloss, but I don't mind that. Perhaps the addition of beeswax would give a more matte finish. On Mar 23, 2011, at 10:47 PM, Bruno Correia wrote:
> Hi Edward, > > Interesting, I'll check the formula, if there is one... > > Just for curiosity, how do you mix these waxes? > > > > > 2011/3/23 Edward Mast <[email protected]> > Bruno, > > I'm not familiar with this wax. But Robert Lundberg - in his book > "Historical Lute Construction" - gives two formulas for a wax to use on the > top. The simplest one is: 2 parts beeswax, 1 part carnauba wax, 6 parts > turpentine. Perhaps before buying, you can find what the formula of the > Renaissance wax is. > > > On Mar 23, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Bruno Correia wrote: > > > Is this product (Ranaissance wax) advisable to use on the top of the > > lute? I think somebody mentioned it in the list... > > > > > > > > [1]http://www.amazon.com/Picreator-65mL-can-Renaissance-Micro-Crystalli > > ne/dp/B001DSZWEM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300899218&sr=8-1 > > > > -- > > > > References > > > > 1. > > http://www.amazon.com/Picreator-65mL-can-Renaissance-Micro-Crystalline/dp/B001DSZWEM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300899218&sr=8-1 > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > --
