My observation: Some bow rehair jobs look nice on the outside- but how solid are the hairs tied and glued inside the frog? I would suggest that there are some luthiers who, unknowingly, skimp on hair glue in the frog! The result: the insufficient amount of glue at the tie, breaks apart when a hair is pulled out. This breaks down the glue around adjacent hairs and before you know it
Karl Perry wrote: "Paul Brady" <ptbrady@aol.com> wrote in message news:d0q9u2tqf75u81i7cq0d0iifc466rd1s99@4ax.com... I have two bows, one of which is a cheap bow and the other a very good one, an Albert Nernberger. I almost never play on the cheap bow. But today, I picked it up and was startled by how much better it played -- the notes came easily, while on the good bow I had
On 28 Feb 2007 19:10:28 -0800, "green dactyl" <rdclear@lmi.net> wrote: besides the hair disappearing or getting dirty, it can lose its elasticity. You can sacrifice 1 hair, and stretch it til it breaks. If it breaks right away, it's too old. If it gets noticibly longer before breaking, it's probably okay. sorry, no absolute numbers. Thanks for your reply. I play about 20 minutes every
Does anyone know what dissolves rosin? "Jon Teske" <jdteske@comcast.net> wrote in message news:6q8c14lcs6se54uqpdkgfsrkol9drj4hv2@4ax.com... On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:49:07 -0700 (PDT), "BestStudentViolins.com" <SunMusicStrings@gmail.com> wrote: On Apr 28, 9:59 am, "Henry Kolesnik" <koles...@nojunksbcglobal.net> wrote: I know it's not a Strad and it doesn't have "copie de"...
In article <frtvo4$11gs$1@f04n12.cac.psu.edu>, gary <g@com.com> wrote: Thanks for the post; I will try increasing the amount of rosin first, when it gives me trouble. Gary [snip] Just beware that routinely using too much rosin could be the root cause of your problem! If you're putting on more rosin than your playing is taking off, then you're guaranteed to get a build-up that will
