Conservation & Specialty Media

Authentic raw materials, historical binders, and specialty finishes for professional preservationists, luthiers, and restoration specialists.

At New York Pigment Company, we believe that preserving history and crafting masterworks requires an uncompromising dedication to material purity. This curated collection of raw media, natural resins, historical binders, and specialty varnishes is sourced specifically for professional trades where chemical stability, historical accuracy, and reversibility are paramount.

Whether you are consolidating a centuries-old fresco, formulating a traditional violin varnish, or gilding architectural details, we provide the raw, unadulterated inputs your work demands.

Key Material Categories

• Luthier & Instrument Finishes
  A specialized selection of natural resins (including mastic, sandarac, and copal), cold-pressed oils, and traditional spirit and oil varnish components. Formulated to meet the precise acoustic and aesthetic standards of master stringed-instrument makers.
• Historical Conservation Media
  Pure, chemically stable binders, natural waxes, and specialized solvents sourced for museum-grade paintings conservation, archival paper restoration, and historical architectural preservation.
  
• Traditional Gums, Glues & Adhesives
  High-strength, completely reversible structural adhesives—including premium hide glues, rabbit skin glue, isinglass (sturgeon glue), and natural plant gums like gum arabic and tragacanth.
  
  
• Gilding & Leafing Mediums
  Traditional clay boles, rabbit skin glues, and size preparations required for authentic water gilding, oil gilding, and historical frame restoration.

Technical Support & Consultations

With nearly 30 years of combined experience managing technical material sourcing in New York City, we are here to help you navigate complex chemical compatibility, historical formulations, and raw material behavior.

Are you sourcing for a specific conservation project or instrument commission?

Contact us today for bulk inquiries, technical safety data sheets (SDS), or personalized product advice.