SUOMEN VIULUNRAKENTAJIEN KILTA
THE GUILD OF FINNISH VIOLIN MAKERS
2011
Brigitte Brandmairin viululakkakurssi
Varnishing course with Brigitte Brandmair
Brigitte Brandmair ja Stefan-Peter Greiner julkaisivat 2010 ammattipiireissä suurta huomiota herättäneen tutkimuksen Stradivari Varnish. Teos on laaja tieteellinen analyysi kuuluisan cremonalaisen viulunrakentajan Antonio Stradivarin (1644–1737) lakkaus- ja muista tekniikoista, joilla hän viimeisteli rakentamansa soittimet.
Suomen viulunrakentajien kilta ry kutsui saksalaisen Brigitte Brandmairin vieraakseen lokakuisena viikonloppuna ja pääsi hänen johdollaan tutkimaan lakkausta ja väripigmenttejä vanhoissa arvoviuluissa ja omissa rakentamissaan soittimissa.
Brigitte Brandmair and Stefan-Peter Greiner published their research, “Stradivari Varnish” in 2010, which received a great deal of attention in professional circles. The project is a wide-ranging scientific analysis of the varnish and other techniques used by the renowned violin maker, Antonio Stradivarius (1644-1737), from Cremona, Italy, to finish his instruments.
The Guild of Finnish Violin Makers invited Brigitte Brandmair, who is from Germany, to Finland for a weekend in October and the members were able, under her guidance, to investigate the varnish and colour pigments on old valuable violins and on the instruments that they themselves have built.