chestnut horse hair ?

Mr.Bassist · #1 12-07-2009, 11:40 PM

has anyone tried it ?

mjt0229 · #2 12-08-2009, 06:51 AM

I'd never seen it or heard of it before a rehearsal last night when one of the bassists in the orchestra I just joined showed up with funny reddish hair on her bow. I couldn't decide if it was really colored that way or if it was really dirty, so I didn't ask about it.

Now that you ask about it, that must have been what she had.

Don Higdon · #3 12-09-2009, 08:19 AM

Never heard of it.

quenoil · #4 12-09-2009, 08:46 AM

I think the hair I've been using for quite a while now is what you're describing. I like it a lot - a bit coarser than white hair.

TimXSweeney · #5 12-09-2009, 01:33 PM

Upton has a video on Youtube all about bow hair and they cover this one. It is NOT salt and pepper. It is a naturally darker hair that is more coarse than Salt and Pepper but smoother than Black. Upton said that they have bought their last shipment with nothing more in sight. I think it sounds great because I want something just a little more grippy than salt and pepper.

reedo35 · #6 12-09-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Bassist

has anyone tried it ?

I did. Maybe I got a bad batch, but it lasted less than a year,didn't grip any better IMO, and it seemed to be very dry, hairs just kept breaking off. Won't be trying it again.

quenoil · #7 12-09-2009, 06:05 PM

Less than a year? A year seems like a pretty long time to expect a rehair to last.

At any rate, I haven't had any of those problems - you may have had a bad bunch I suppose.

reedo35 · #8 12-09-2009, 07:02 PM

My Rehair from Sue Lipkins Lasted over two years.
I guess it was a bad batch.

fdeck · #9 12-09-2009, 08:36 PM

The previous owner of my Finale carbon bow got it re-haired with chestnut. I've only had it for a few months, but I have no complaints. Overall I am delighted with the bow. But I don't practice for hours a day or anything like that.