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Posted on April 11, 2018September 15, 2020

How Often to Rehair a Bow

Horsehair for rehairs.

How often to rehair a bow is really a factor of the numbers of hours the hair has been used, the type of repertoire being played, and the number of exposures to climate changes. The grip of the hair and quality of sound deteriorate so gradually that it usually goes unperceived until the hair has …

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Posted on February 20, 2017

Shopping for an Instrument, Part 2 of 2

This is the second installation of my two part post on shopping for an instrument, if you have not read Part 1, check it out. Begin with a small selection. A salesperson will set out two or three instruments for you and tell you who made them, their nationality, age, and condition. At first, this information …

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Posted on February 19, 2017February 20, 2017

Shopping for an Instrument, Part 1 of 2

Shopping for an instrument may feel like an overwhelming and deeply complex process. This article will hopefully demystify and break down the details of each step and clarify some of the more peculiar aspects of instruments. A quick search on the internet brings up several articles, gleaning over these one might be more lost than …

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Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016

How tight to tighten a bow and its effect on tone production.

How tight do I tighten my bow? Believe it or not, I get asked this question a lot. I've also heard a lot of interesting things such as "enough to fit a pencil through". Now this statement is okay for a direct beginner as a rough guide, but I feel another better general rule should …

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24655 Southfield Road
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Southfield, MI 48075
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New octagonal mandrel for making octagonal button rings. Formed out of O1 tool steel and heat treated. Still needs a little clean up but it’s very precise! #toolmaker #millingmachine #bowmaker #archetiet #luthier #metalworking #heattreatment #adbowsllc
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A batch of fresh certificates going out today for the last bows. I don’t regularly provide certificates for my bows but the client requested it and I’m thinking it’ll be a nice thing to send along with the new bows. #violin #violinist #violinbow #viola #violist #violabow #bowmaker #archetier #luthier #classicalmusic #adbowsllc
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Made some Delrin mandrels for spiral bushings of peg holes for my business partner @jipviolins. Glue doesn’t bond to acetal so I thought the material would be a good option to try out. I made matching pairs of a few sizes to cover a range of possible sizes with a little overlap. #toolmaker #lathework #lathe #violinmaker #violin #bowmaker #archetier #luthier #adbowsllc
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