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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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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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Very crisp right off the liner forms. #bowmaker #archetier #luthier #silversmith #adbowsllc
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
Some quick phone photos of a pair of special order his & hers violin and viola bows. #violin #violinist #violinbow #viola #violist #violabow #hisandhers #bowmaker #archetier #luthier #classicalmusic #handmade #handtools #handcrafted #woodworking #customwoodwork #metalworking #silversmith #madeindetroit #detroitmade #michiganmade
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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