Hobo
Well-known member
Is french polish too fragile to be a practical finish to use on an instrument? I recently finished french polishing the spruce top on my newly built baritone ukulele. I had it looking pretty good, so after a week to let it cure – I began playing it regularly.
It didn't take long before I noticed the the french polished top beginning to get dull and deteriorate where my arm made contact with the top while playing. I realize french polish is not meant to be a hard, protective finish... I didn't realize it is so touchy and fragile to make it nearly useless. Maybe it needs a lot longer to harden? Any thoughts?
It didn't take long before I noticed the the french polished top beginning to get dull and deteriorate where my arm made contact with the top while playing. I realize french polish is not meant to be a hard, protective finish... I didn't realize it is so touchy and fragile to make it nearly useless. Maybe it needs a lot longer to harden? Any thoughts?