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switched to a better violin

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vibaviattigala

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August 28, 2021 - 6:53 am

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Greetings all,

i am a beginner violinist and i recently switched to a better violin which costs about 1300 $.and it has a oiled varnish and the person who sold me the violin was a luthier and said the varnish is very sensitive and take care of the instrument by cleaning so as instructed i did clean each day with a dry cloth entire violin. I start to see some fingerprints appear on back of the violin which i cannot remove its like sunken into the varnish. This make me very nervous to touch the violin and practice it would damage the violin. I can see a big difference in my playing compared to the violin which i used to own. What should i do to overcome of this fear and how do i remove those marks is that a normal thing. Your help is highly apricated .

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August 28, 2021 - 8:11 am

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Hi, @vibaviattigala. I am not knowledgeable of your issue, but I am sure someone here will chime in. If I don't see any responses soon, I will send out an SOS for you, 😁, so you get the assistance you need.

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