INSIDE THE WORKSHOP 🗝 🖌 Varnish – a violin’s best friend! 🌟 Varnish is the primary reason for the maintenance of a violin. Varnish not only provides protective qualities against sweat, mold, and mildew, it also keeps the dust away from wood. Overall, it creates a protective barrier over the wood. 🎻 Here, Luiz applies the first layer of protective varnish on this beautiful “Carrodus” 1743 copy — carefully and without a brush. Why? To avoid leaving any marks at this crucial stage. Every detail