Hello Dear Bassists,
I recently finished my first bow. I wanted to know whether i could do without tropical wood on my bow as well as on my bass.
The stick is cherry, screw and frog hornbeam. Aiming for a similar flexibility/bending resistance as my lower middle-class pernambuco bow, the stick became considerably thicker and lighter. Since the open frog is also lighter than an ebony one the bow is balanced to my taste without winding. The knob is a stopgap, hadn't time to visit my wood turner yet.
Frog and Stick are rather bulky compared to normal bows, but otherwise the bow would be way too light or ill balanced. For my hands it is ok, for smaller handed people it would be uncomfortable.
I made the camber only very slightly concave. Maybe I'll add a bit more later.
It weights 108 g. Works for me on gut strings, on steel, i'd prefer a heavier bow. It jumps extraordinarily well - my guess is, that on steel the bow would be too nervous. I like its sound better than that of my pernambuco bow - less harsh, somewhat rounder. Articulation is also better/easier for me.
Hairing/rehairing a bow is certainly the hardest part for me
.
Next thing i'd like to try is a yew stick.
I recently finished my first bow. I wanted to know whether i could do without tropical wood on my bow as well as on my bass.
The stick is cherry, screw and frog hornbeam. Aiming for a similar flexibility/bending resistance as my lower middle-class pernambuco bow, the stick became considerably thicker and lighter. Since the open frog is also lighter than an ebony one the bow is balanced to my taste without winding. The knob is a stopgap, hadn't time to visit my wood turner yet.
Frog and Stick are rather bulky compared to normal bows, but otherwise the bow would be way too light or ill balanced. For my hands it is ok, for smaller handed people it would be uncomfortable.
I made the camber only very slightly concave. Maybe I'll add a bit more later.
It weights 108 g. Works for me on gut strings, on steel, i'd prefer a heavier bow. It jumps extraordinarily well - my guess is, that on steel the bow would be too nervous. I like its sound better than that of my pernambuco bow - less harsh, somewhat rounder. Articulation is also better/easier for me.
Hairing/rehairing a bow is certainly the hardest part for me
.Next thing i'd like to try is a yew stick.
