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Thread #51509   Message #2884289
Posted By: Bernard
11-Apr-10 - 01:20 PM
Thread Name: Help: Fiddle Bow Hair Question
Subject: RE: Help: Fiddle Bow Hair Question
I'd be more inclined to say it had been badly made... if it's new, go back to who you got it from and see if they've an explanation. It's just possible the hair wasn't properly prepared, especially if both ends were affected.

My mother's old fiddle has two perfectly serviceable bows which must be well over sixty years old...