Another barong restore project

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Mytribalworld

No glue is always better than the wrong glue.
But it looks restorable, use a fine medical scalpel to remove the glue .

Only restore if you are absolute sure that the piece will be better. Otherwise an original broken thing is worth more that a bad restored example.


The most difficult part is to remake the birds beak again in harmony with the lines/shape of the rest. My advice would be to make it roughly and that glue it and remodel it when its fastened to get the best result.

Arjan

Hi Arjan,

be sure that the restauration will be done very carefully. I've get not long ago a shandigan/junggayan barong where the nose is broken away long time ago and the break is well patinated, this piece I will keep in this state. I will show this barong in the next time.

Thank you for the useful tips!

Regards,
Detlef

[CharlesS]

Loads of potential with that piece Detlef! Viel Glück!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by CharlesS

Loads of potential with that piece Detlef! Viel Glück!

Danke Charles, will post pictures from the steps of restauration.

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

Have received some meaningful pictures from Robert, he have brought the silverbands in the correct position and now you can see that nothing is missing, only the upper silver band is a replacement. And Jose was correct, the top tail piece from the wood is missing. I think that the inlays are from bone and not from ivory. An other member of the forum will send me pieces of kamagong wood for the restauration, thank's again for this.

[kino]

Curious about the progress on this barung.
Any photos?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kino

Curious about the progress on this barung.
Any photos?

Soon as the restore progress started and it will be worth to take pictures I will post them!