Varnishing

I started with the varnishing today. As I mentioned already in an earlier post, I am using the Spirit varnish kit from Hammerl, and will follow the instructions as is. The first step in varnishing is the "ground". There seem to be very many ways to do this. The kit includes a small pouch of gelatine which is dissolved in water. First the gelatine is mixed with water and let to stand for a while. Then it is gently heated until the gelatine has completely dissolved and then thinly applied on the cello. Now the cello needs to dry. The next step is to stain the cello.