peteroberts
07-24-2002, 11:45 AM
Am I doing something wrong when the hairs break on my bow? Am I bowing too hard? I seem to break a couple most every time I play.
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This is a search-engine-friendly text mirror of the TalkBass Forums peteroberts 07-24-2002, 11:45 AM Am I doing something wrong when the hairs break on my bow? Am I bowing too hard? I seem to break a couple most every time I play. Don Higdon 07-24-2002, 06:11 PM It could be that the bow hair is old, or of poor quality, or both. I doubt that your bowing is too heavy. Depending on hours of play bows need to be rehaired every year, or as frequently as every 3 months. Bow hair will get brittle with age even if it's never used. Michael Case 07-26-2002, 09:53 AM I notice that when I apply rosin to my boe that the cake will stick to a certain spot on the hair and sometimes it will break the hair. I have a $200.00 Brazilwood bow, could it just be that the cheap price of the bow is due really bad hair. P.S. I have only had the bow for 3 months now, but who knows how long it's been in the store for. |