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Originally Posted by toman  Just has to do with the length of hair your luthier put on. Not being much of a French player I'm not familiar with the issue, but I'd think if in the future you were to specify a measurement your guy'd make adjustments, or at least try to get close to what you're used to. Other than feel, I don't think it'll change much, so long as there's enough slack to take tension off the stick. |
Good advice...speaking from the other side, it's difficult to put hair in to a specific length, so telling your bow rehairer a measurement may not help. Let he/she know that you prefer to have some gap between the frog's underslide length and the wrap. Bass bows (especially French) have longer stick mortises than VvC bows, so they are a bit more forgiving when putting new hair on.
I am a bit surprised that the bow rehairer didn't leave a little extra length, though each bow is different: your mortise could be slightly longer, slightly more forward, or your wrap may be slightly back (relative to the frog). At any rate, just let them know your preference next time. Your current rehair should be okay as long as you can take all the tension out of the hair without having to actually remove the frog.
