Leonardo da Vinci's oil painting "Mona Lisa" looks rather gloomy with its dark green and brown colours. It is a little-known fact that the maestro painted the picture in bright colours - so the ...

Varnish does more than just provide a protective sheen to a violin. It influences the vibrations and impulses that the wood absorbs and therefore the quality of sound the instrument produces, says an ...

Violin makers routinely finish their instruments with a thick coat of varnish, the better to protect and preserve the wood. Now Swiss scientists claim that this varnish also plays a role in the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It may be the wood, the glue or the shape -- but experts have long suspected that the real secret of the cherished Stradivarius violin's ...

BOERNE, TX — April 30, 2013 — Oil Filtration Systems has announced a new series of oil purification equipment to remove varnish from hydraulic and lubrication oils. By utilizing the two leading ...