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Thanks for your comments. I'm taking it all in. I've heard of Tru-Oil and have not tried it. I'm a bit worried about stuff that goes into the surface and acts like putting a wet towel on a guitar. Some people have suggested that the alum does something to lock the colour in. I found some pics I took...

Thanks Alan for your help. It would take a pretty good size operation to make 200 gallon batches! I've been researching this and collecting as much info as I can in a file. The varnish I did 8 years ago on several gigging type amp/speaker boxes didn't crack or do anything weird. I was amazed that fo...

Joe Zawinul used to play a Hohner Melodica on some Weather Report tunes, that's what I heard here. Yes it's a reed instrument, yes it's a keyboard and exactly what some Jamaican dude would take to the beach to jam on. Breath control on a keyboard 30 years before the Yamaha DX7.

Hi, first post here. I've made my own varnish by collecting chunks of sap from Norfolk pine trees, soaking it in turpentine in the sun for a week or more, then boiling it with some linseed oil and straining it through cheesecloth. I was amazed at the look, the golden color is stunning and more impor...