2003
AL#73 p.24               read this article
Mike Doolin   John Greven                                                                                       

▪ Finding good water-based instrument finishes becomes more important as luthiers (and various state and federal government agencies) become more health conscious. The authors are both Portland people, and by trying different materials and application techniques and then combining their discoveries they have made big leaps toward finding the perfect alternative to lacquer. With 9 photos.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s fifty best articles published before 2010.