rehair...how?

nunolacerda · #1 07-12-2007, 08:15 PM

i´m portuguese i play double bass less a year and i have already broken almost the hair of my german bow...

can i rehair it my self at home?
our if i go to a store to fix it will be to most expensive?

help me please

Jeff Moote · #2 07-12-2007, 08:43 PM

Take it to a luthier. The average rate is about 50-70 USD.

nunolacerda · #3 07-13-2007, 05:09 AM

ok...
but can i rehair my self at home?

bassist14 · #4 07-13-2007, 05:29 AM

NO, if you have never done it before.
A luthier learns to do this several years.
but you can start now

how many bows do you have to practice?

nunolacerda · #5 07-13-2007, 10:30 AM

i just have that bow.... the problem is that i start to use a cheapst rossin and that broke some hair... and now i need to fix it cause it isn.t my thats the problem
can you teel me the way to rehair a bow at home?

**Basschair** · #6 07-13-2007, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nunolacerda

i just have that bow.... the problem is that i start to use a cheapst rossin and that broke some hair... and now i need to fix it cause it isn.t my thats the problem
can you teel me the way to rehair a bow at home?

Seriously, it's tougher than you think. Not to mention the fact that you'd need some fairly specific tools (or close substitutes) to do it right. You'd be better off having someone do it for you.

toman · #7 07-14-2007, 02:08 PM

Seriously, don't try to rehair your own bow unless it's one of several cheapo spares you have, and there's someone who can teach you to do it. Believe me, you will mess it up...

damonsmith · #8 07-14-2007, 03:17 PM

Rehairing a bow is about the hardest thing you could try to do.
You might even screw up the bow, take to to a shop.

robobass · #9 07-19-2007, 06:16 AM

And: Rehairing a bass bow is more difficult than doing a violin or cello bow. I spent a few months trying to learn to do this. I was able to do a satisfactory job on a violin bow, but never could get it right on bass bows. I gave it up, and I am a very talented craftsman. Like the other responders, I wouldn't recommend it!

Bob Branstetter · #10 07-19-2007, 08:23 AM

Like everyone else, I highly recommend that you not try to rehair your bow yourself. I studied bow rehairing under a world class violin maker and even with his expert instruction, it took me many, many tries before I was able to do a satisfactory job and probably more than a hundred before I got good at it. It's definately not a good DIY project (unless you are looking for an excuse to buy a new bow).