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Tag: Horsehair

Posted on June 11, 2018September 15, 2020

Determining Hair Length and Quantity

Hair knots

Recently I have had a couple of new customers wonder about how I determine hair length and quantity of hair for my rehairs. It seems so many people have different ideas and preferences to what the perfect length and quantity of hair might be. The truth is each individual bow has a very narrow range …

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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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AD Bows, LLC
24655 Southfield Road
Suite LL7
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 457-5203
Email: info@adbowsllc.com

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