Need a French frog

[mellassie]

Hi TalkBassers
my plastic frog cracked. I don't want to toss the whole thing, the stick is wood and its cheap but its worked well for me. Can some one advise me as to where I can purchase a replacement? I have looked at several websites but none of them sell frogs, French or otherwise.
Thanks R

[JimGullen]

Originally Posted by mellassie

Hi TalkBassers
my plastic frog cracked. I don't want to toss the whole thing, the stick is wood and its cheap but its worked well for me. Can some one advise me as to where I can purchase a replacement? I have looked at several websites but none of them sell frogs, French or otherwise.
Thanks R

Shar has them for Glasser bows. http://www.sharmusic.com/search.asp?...bitkey&x=7&y=7

I would recommend that you take the bow to a professional and let them get a frog for you. (It's going to need a rehair anyway). That way you'll be certain to have a bow that works when you get it back. There are a number of things that might need to be "adjusted" on the frog out of the box to make it work.

Is there a specific reason you want a plastic frog?

Best regards!
Jim

[mellassie]

Thanks for the info,some folks are great at digging this stuff up.
I 'll check the site for a wood one and the local repair people.
Cheers, Rachel

[robobass]

Of course, a replacement frog, fitting, and rehair might exceed the value of the bow.
Robobass

[jfv]

Indeed, if it had a plastic frog to start with I
can't imagine it be worth doing the replacement.

Use the stick with some string on the end, go
to your local swamp and maybe you can catch
a frog

Seriously, you'd be better off buying a low end
bow from Gollihur or Upton or Ken Smith.

[mellassie]

Thanks people for your help and opinions, in fact a replacement frog will cost me only 12 dollars and I am advised to use the bow until it needs a rehair and replace the frog then. I don't really want to trash my wood stick either, I heard a rumour that the brasilian rain forest is in trouble. Heck in the year 2050 (after I'm dead) it might be a rare and valuable item ........
Cheers, Rachel

[JimGullen]

Originally Posted by mellassie

I heard a rumour that the brasilian rain forest is in trouble.

Hi Rachel!

You are correct in that the Brazillian rain forest is greatly diminished. This fact has made it VERY hard to get new pernambuco wood for bows. There is hope, though. You can see the work that the International Pernambuco Conservation Initiative is doing...if you're interested....by going here:

http://www.ipci-usa.org/index.html

For what it's worth, I appreciate your conservation-mindedness. If you brought your stick and broken frog to me, I would make sure you walked out with it in as playable a condition as I could make it (weight, balance, camber, etc.) for a price much less than a new bow. (Mods: This isn't meant as a solicitation as much as a compliment. She's quite far away from me, geographically.)

Best regards!

Jim

[Bruce Lindfield]

Given the thread title - I couldn't resist this :

[jfv]

ROFL, I was thinking something along these lines
as well Bruce.

[dchan]

I wonder if the French frog is rude to American frogs?

[TimoMetzemakers]

He would probably fart in their general direction and tell them that their mother was a hamster and their father smelt of elderberries.