Good rehair in Michigan/Wisconsin

[travatron4000]

I'm in Marquette MI, which is in the Upper Peninsula. The only Sting Luthier that was up here moved to Louisiana this spring. So I'm asking where is the best, close place to get a good rehairing? I wouldn't mind waiting a couple of days to ship it but I was just wondering where would be the best place to go.

Trav

[anonymous0726]

My favorite rehair is Mike Shank of http://www.ShankStrings.com in Elizabethtown, PA. It'd be the same distance for you as anywhere else by mail. Mine's going out Monday for a rehair...

[travatron4000]

thanks i got in contact with them. they suggested that i not go with all black hair because my bow is carbon graphite.

"We generally rehair with white that has a good bite, but we can also do a mixture of black and white, or all black. We generally do not recommend heavy hairing on carbon graphite bows as it clogs up the responce. "

what do you guys think about this? and how do you like their hair?

Trav

[anonymous0726]

Originally Posted by travatron4000

what do you guys think about this? and how do you like their hair?

Other than a Kolstein rehair a year or two ago Shank is the only one that I've had rehair my bow since 1999. I've used both the 'grabbier' white and the stuff that uses for smaller fiddles and like them both. Since I've gone to cello rosin (and little of it) and am using Spirocores (although solo gauge) I've had the grabbier white and will be getting it put on this time as well. I've never used black hair, so nothing to say on that.

[Don Higdon]

Sue Lipkins is a medal-winning bowmaker who does rehairs at a competitive price. The whole thing from Fed Ex pickup to Fed Ex delivery takes all of three days. The whole issue is a no-brainer to me.
e-mail = sue@ulster.net