With instruments everybody agrees that you need to break them in. But nobody can explain what happens when you break-in an instrument. I used to play the double bass, but when I play it now, the instrument sounds dreadful. Once, my wife, a professional bass player, used my instrument for some time and when I […]
Making a New Cello Bow
I am back from my holidays and want to start a new bow. I have 2 very light bows and 2 heavy bows for sale, but nothing in between. I need to make a new cello bow, an in-between weight. That is what sells best and I don’t have it in my stock. Here are […]
Sex and Bows
Avoiding to become too serious in my blog, I thought about what people like to read about. Most of them like to read about sex. Nobody has sex with a bow. I would absolutely not recommend to try it. It’s a stupid idea and there is no reason to get kinky. But a bow is […]
Perception and perfection of a bow
Bowmaking today is very clean and of an amazing perfection. Even the cheap Chinese bows have that look, at least at the first sight. Something bothers me though and it is not easy to explain what it is. If you compare any new bow with any old bow, the old bow has more personality […]
A Good Bow Certificate
Expensive bows should have a certificate. A good bow certificate. Yet, some of these certificates can be either partially or completely incorrect. The certificates are usually made by one appraiser. A panel of experts could probably get closer to the truth. They could get together to discuss the authorship, the state and the value of […]