The most important things would be the length, weight and how it balances, so that it aids rather than obstructs what the player needs it to do. I am not sure how important the hair actually is other than it's tension on the strings, (and of course it's ability to hold the rosin that makes the voilin produce a note. A lot of the price of violin "horse hair" relates to the colour of it. Many players want all white or black hair, to make it look good, whereas horse hair comes in a range of shades, just like that of a person who is going grey. Obviusly ther is extra work to be added to the cost if someone has to select all the dark hairs from a mixed bundle, rather than just the natural mix. Quack! GtD.
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