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10-07-2009, 06:04 AM
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I was having the problem that there were lots of small black spots on the bowhair. Therefore I washed the hair, but that didn't work out.
So I had my bow rehaired by a professional.
I thought the problems were over. But now after a few days of practising again there are black spots on my bowhair!! I have two bows and the black spots only appear on one of them. I keep it at exactly the same place, use the same pops rosin, use the same bass etc. The other bow it totally clean.
It is a complete mystery to me where those spots come from.
Anyone?
here is a picture: 
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10-07-2009, 07:28 AM
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10-07-2009, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton  | The "critters", above, was my first response, but now with your pic, I think it's really just some spots where the hair wasn't bleached real thoroughly.
They look pretty evenly dispersed and looks like a few hairs are hardly bleached at all. Prolly good griping hair. No worries, IMO.
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10-07-2009, 04:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: the Netherlands | | | The hair is a mixed ('grey') set, so not the completely white bleached hairs. It is done by a professional.
First the spots were not there when I just got my bow back. They appeared after three days of practise.
I don't keep it in the case and the room is not dusty.
The strange thing is that these spots were also there before the rehair job.
And yes, I clean my strings almost each day with a cloth.
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10-07-2009, 04:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | | So, if you just ignore the spots and use the bow, what's the worst that could happen?
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10-07-2009, 05:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: the Netherlands | | | nothing, just want to know what it is.
These spots will get worse and eventually it will affect the sound, like it did before the rehair. |
10-07-2009, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by barend The hair is a mixed ('grey') set, so not the completely white bleached hairs. | Now you tell us.
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10-07-2009, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton White horse hair is white because it's bleached. Originally it's black. | Really? This is classic PW sarcasm, right??? |
10-07-2009, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by barend Anyone? | I think your shooting the messenger. It's not the hair. Get some new/different rosin. |
10-07-2009, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric Rene Roy Really? This is classic PW sarcasm, right??? | You're the expert in that particular area of a horse, go for it.
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10-08-2009, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Eric Rene Roy I think your shooting the messenger. It's not the hair. Get some new/different rosin. | It is not the Rosin. With the old hair I used Nymann and also had the black spots. Then I changed to Pops and now I have the same problems. It is a fresh Pops cup. And as I said before I use the same rosin on my other bow and that one is clean.
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10-08-2009, 05:16 AM
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10-08-2009, 06:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: the Netherlands | | | the spots where not not there anymore when I brought the bow because I washed it with alcohol. So he didn't see it. |
10-08-2009, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by barend It is not the Rosin. With the old hair I used Nymann and also had the black spots. Then I changed to Pops and now I have the same problems. It is a fresh Pops cup. And as I said before I use the same rosin on my other bow and that one is clean. | OK, then I think you should get black hair and not worry about it.  |
10-08-2009, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton You're the expert in that particular area of a horse, go for it. | Ahhh...now there is the PW sarcasm! |
10-10-2009, 01:33 PM
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