Review on the characterisation of ancient stringed musical instruments varnishes and implementation of an analytical strategy |
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| Authors: | Jean-Philippe Echard Bertrand Lavdrine |
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| Institution: | aLaboratoire de Recherche et de Restauration, Musée de la Musique, Cité de la Musique, 221, avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris, France;bCentre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Collections (CRCC), MNHN, CNRS, MCC, 36 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 75005 Paris, France |
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| Abstract: | For the last 60 years, varnishes of ancient musical instruments, particularly stringed instruments of the violin family dating 17th and 18th centuries, have been analysed to establish their chemical composition and multi-layered structure. The objective was to rediscover the technology for making the varnish of esteemed Italian violins and to reconstitute it. This paper reviews the physico-chemical studies published on such varnishes and also focuses on a research project carried out since 2002 at the Musée de la musique in Paris. It aims to apply in a comprehensive way different non-destructive or micro destructive methods (Py-GC/MS, IR microscopy, SEM/EDX, EDXRF, synchrotron radiation-based techniques, …) to the study of a large and representative number of ancient varnished musical instruments from a museum collection. |
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| Keywords: | Varnish Musical instrument Materials characterisation Lute Violin Cultural heritage Non-destructive analysis |
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