The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56881   Message #893829
Posted By: NicoleC
19-Feb-03 - 06:19 PM
Thread Name: Tech: How do you re-hair a fiddle bow?
Subject: RE: Tech: How do you re-hair a fiddle bow?
I doubt it John -- tighter hair actually helps to a certain extent. Otherwise you'll bottom and an scrape the wood along the strings. Yikes! Fortunately I'm not terribly insterested in playing chords, since I like a flexible bow. I doubt any technique will help play all 4 strings on a bow like mine.

The baroque bows I am refering to had a convex arch instead.

Photos here
More stuff