Geary Baese is a violinmaker, and author of the book Classic Italian Violin Varnish.
▪ bio current as of 1993
Geary Baese is a violinmaker, and author of the book Classic Italian Violin Varnish.
▪ bio current as of 1993
1993
AL#33 p.30 BRB3 p.292
Geary Baese
▪ When a violin guy gets on the trail of an old guitar it comes out sounding an awful lot like a violin article. And when Stradivari is involved what else can one expect? Baese makes an educated guess about the materials and techniques that finished a famous guitar. With 8 photos.
1989
AL#18 p.12 BRB2 p.214
Geary Baese
▪ Baese draws upon old literature and recent black light testing to draw his conclusions about the structure of old varnishes. The Q&A session reveals a high sophistication in the audience. With 5 photos and a few old print reproductions.
1989
AL#17 p.48 BRB2 p.206
Geary Baese
▪ Baese writes about adding color to violin varnishes in an historically accurate manner. He defines a lake pigment as “fixing . . .an organic soluble dye upon an inorganic carrier to render an insoluble colored compound.”