Horsehair can come from anywhere, but is mostly imported from Mongolia, Siberia and Canada. The hair we use, as far as I know, comes from dead horses. At least that is what I saw in a film over Mongolia. Usually it’s shipped to China where the hair gets selected, which is a lot of work. […]
Tutorial: How to make your own bow
Would you like to make your own bow? Just read this tutorial and you will be able! A bow is actually a stick with horsehair. So first we need horsehair. The color of the hair doesn’t matter, they are basically all the same. What you need is a single hank. I buy my hair from […]
Breaking in a Bow
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 […]