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RE:. staining and other surface treatments

Posted by May Belt on January 27, 2013 at 05:28:01:
>>> "I have used watco, linseed oil, and lemon oil in the past. All impart a sonic change. Lemon oil was perhaps the most benign, but added a slight emphais on the upper frequencies........... Have also tried Min wax wood hardener, as well as sander sealers, and cyanacrylate (super glue). All impart a certain top end emphasis which can be slightly irritating at times In my system........... Apparently the glue will further seal any cracks remaining. I don't particularly like it, as it gave a rather broad upper frequency rise to the tonality of the woods I used....." <<<

Have you thought long and hard about HOW and WHY those 'chemicals' are actually affecting the information of the music you are listening to ?

>>> "As it turns out, we have quite a few methods for changing and improving the way musical instruments sound, all the way from C-37 lacquer to cryo to Cream Electret to WA Quantum Chips, even Schumann Frequency Generators." <<<

Geoff has introduced into this discussion the C-37 lacquer, the Cream-Electret. I would add to that such as the Nordost ECO 3 chemical, the Stein Music Maestro Lacquer, the UltraBit Platinum-Plus™ etc.

Unclestu, did you not see the intensive and lengthy debate (in Stereophile Forum 2009) on the subject of why violins (especially the Stradivari) can sound so much better ?

Over these past centuries the debate has circled around the specific woods used, the way the woods were shaped by the craftsmen of that time, the lacquers used etc, etc. There is even a Scandanavian University now trying to map everything (particularly shape) about a Strad violin onto a computer to then try to reproduce the craftmanship from the new computer information.

The latest debate (2009) was around how the early violin craftsmen were so worried about fungus affecting the wood they used or were worried about worm infestations that they 'treated' the wood first with specific chemicals !!!!!

Regards,
May Belt,
Manufacturer.