In the picture above, you can see that very little care was put into the varnishing of this instrument. Quite a bit of varnish ran in through the f-holes, coating the inside. This will need to be removed.
In this photo, I am using a special scraper to remove the varnish from the top plate. There was red dye in the varnish, which soaked into the wood..... this was extremely difficult to remove.
Next, I will explain how to check the thickness of the plates. If I find they are too thick, I will go through the process of thinning them down.
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