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 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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! Can you suggest a way to get the fuzz off and keep it from sticking > again? The lute is about 20 years old. > > Wayne > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
