I'm not sure if you've been asked a thousand times, but how is your violin has a matte finish? Did it came that way or did you have it re-finished from gloss to matte? Also, who is the maker? It looks wonderful :)
Thank you, yes, the varnish has just aged that way, and it's not so apparent in the video, but it's also crackled. It's a John Harrison from the 80s and when I finally met him a few years ago he said he was experimenting with varnishes back then and a lot of the instruments from that time have had a similar result over time. Unusual for sure, but while he was already someone who had won awards for tone etc., if anything I think the tone is even better, more open maybe?
I'm not sure if you've been asked a thousand times, but how is your violin has a matte finish? Did it came that way or did you have it re-finished from gloss to matte? Also, who is the maker? It looks wonderful :)
Thank you, yes, the varnish has just aged that way, and it's not so apparent in the video, but it's also crackled. It's a John Harrison from the 80s and when I finally met him a few years ago he said he was experimenting with varnishes back then and a lot of the instruments from that time have had a similar result over time. Unusual for sure, but while he was already someone who had won awards for tone etc., if anything I think the tone is even better, more open maybe?