# Echard 2010: The Nature of the Extraordinary Finish of Stradivari's Instruments

> Jean-Philippe Echard, Loïc Bertrand, Alex von Bohlen et al., 2010. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The main evidence that the varnish is made…

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# The Nature of the Extraordinary Finish of Stradivari's Instruments

Jean-Philippe Echard, Loïc Bertrand, Alex von Bohlen et al., 2010. _Angewandte Chemie International Edition 49, 197–201_.

Study of micro-samples from five Stradivari instruments (four violins and a viola d'amore): a penetrating drying-oil base layer and an upper layer of oil, pine resin and common red pigments, with no mineral ground layer.

**Stradivari "secret"** ArticleCopy of **[Wood and varnish micro-samples from Stradivari and Guarneri instruments](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/artifacts/ART0CQAH21Y1JK4/wood-and-varnish-micro-samples-from-stradivari-and-guarneri)** doi: **[10.1002/anie.200905131](https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200905131)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The main evidence that the varnish is made of ordinary period materials.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[The varnish contains a special ingredient that gives the instruments their sound.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/answers/ANS0CQAGVF02NSE/the-varnish-contains-a-special-ingredient-that-gives-the)

Answer

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[Wood and varnish micro-samples from Stradivari and Guarneri instruments: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/copies/CPY0CQAH2HJ3DR9/wood-and-varnish-micro-samples-from-stradivari-and-guarneri)

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[Five Stradivari finishes consist of a drying-oil base and an oil, pine resin and pigment layer, with no…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGVPT3ZXM/five-stradivari-finishes-consist-of-a-drying-oil-base-and-an)

Evidence

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[Echard and colleagues publish the two-layer structure of Stradivari's finish](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/events/EVT0CQAGMCE0BSF/echard-and-colleagues-publish-the-two-layer-structure-of)

EVT

[The Stradivari "secret"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Echard, J. P., Bertrand, L., von Bohlen, A., Le Hô, A. S., Paris, C., Bellot-Gurlet, L., Soulier, B., Lattuati-Derieux, A., Thao, S., Robinet, L., Lavédrine, B., & Vaiedelich, S. (2010). The Nature of the Extraordinary Finish of Stradivari's Instruments. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 49, 197–201. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200905131
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200905131)

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