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> My Bow's Broken!
nutter
post Aug 13 2005, 06:46 PM
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I just got my viola out for a practice, went to wind the bow hair up and it all snapped off!!! I haven't got another bow so I'll have to get it rehaired quickly. Why would this happen??
Jess :)
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elidatrading
post Aug 13 2005, 08:22 PM
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QUOTE(nutter @ Aug 13 2005, 06:46 PM)
I just got my viola out for a practice, went to wind the bow hair up and it all snapped off!!! I haven't got another bow so I'll have to get it rehaired quickly. Why would this happen??
Jess  :)
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Sounds like the hair has come out of the wedge at the top. If it's a cheap bow, rehairing will be uneconomic.

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noodle
post Aug 13 2005, 10:05 PM
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Sounds like you'll be practising pizzicato in the meantime then...
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all ears
post Aug 14 2005, 08:04 AM
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One other possibility...this did happen to Viohazard once after we'd been away for a month or two over summer, leaving the violin and bow undisturbed in a rather old case...insects had chomped their way through the NEW bowhair (i.e. it wasn't so heavily rosined up at the ends as old bow-hair, so it was tastier, apparently). Nothing apparent when he picked up the bow, but the minute he applied pressure, it all fell out :huh: .

P.S. Probably wouldn't happen in a cooler, drier climate, but since then, I make sure there is a sachet of insect repellant powder in the case.
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Thisisus
post Aug 14 2005, 08:29 AM
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I recently had a violin bow rehaired and it cost just above £30. I mentioned it somewhere else, I think it was £32. To help you decide if rehairing is worth it.

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post Aug 14 2005, 08:40 AM
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QUOTE(all ears @ Aug 14 2005, 08:04 AM)
One other possibility...this did happen to Viohazard once after we'd been away for a month or two over summer, leaving the violin and bow undisturbed in a rather old case...insects had chomped their way through the NEW bowhair (i.e. it wasn't so heavily rosined up at the ends as old bow-hair, so it was tastier, apparently). Nothing apparent when he picked up the bow, but the minute he applied pressure, it all fell out  :huh: .

P.S. Probably wouldn't happen in a cooler, drier climate, but since then, I make sure there is a sachet of insect repellant powder in the case.
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Good heavens! I'd never have thought of that one!

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post Aug 14 2005, 01:47 PM
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It could just be worn or over-tight. It's happened to me a couple of times and it's really annoying! Hope you can get your bow re-haired soon!
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nutter
post Aug 14 2005, 06:35 PM
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I do need to get a new bow anyway, any recommendations?
Jess :)
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elidatrading
post Aug 14 2005, 07:01 PM
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I do need to get a new bow anyway, any recommendations?
Jess  :)
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How much do you want to spend?

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nutter
post Aug 14 2005, 07:37 PM
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Not a lot, slightly skint at the moment! :P What are carbon fibre bows like?
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elidatrading
post Aug 14 2005, 08:13 PM
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Not a lot, slightly skint at the moment!  :P What are carbon fibre bows like?
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Wonderful. Get a Glasser.

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