“The Lyric” was a great success. The tone is beautiful and it has great carrying power. In the hands of the owner, it is a truly wonderful sound to behold. After much wrangling, I was able to get the instrument back for the varnish job.
The first step is to take the setup down, remove the finger board and glue on a temporary protective board. I then scraped the instrument and took one more pass on the edge work and the chamfer on the scroll. Here it is, ready for the varnish process.
![lyric-12 Prepared for varnishing](http://www.gbhembree.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lyric-12.jpg)
The next step in the process is to give the violin a nice suntan. I do this by placing the instrument in an ultra-violet light box and by exposing it to some morning sun. This step usually takes a week or more. Here is “The Lyric” in the light box.
![lyric-2 "The lyric" in the light box](http://www.gbhembree.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lyric-2.jpg)
“The Lyric” gets a few rays of morning sun. Now she is ready for application of the ground.
![lyric-sun "The Lyric" gets morning sun](http://www.gbhembree.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lyric-sun.jpg)