Topmusicanswers
- The Bow is Making a Scratchy Sound. This is typically a symptom of one of two things: ...
- The Bow Hair is Visibly Dirty. This feels like a fairly obvious problem and is often caused by touching the bow hair. ...
- The Bow Hair is No Longer a Flat Ribbon. ...
- Bow Hairs are Breaking or Exploding.
Why is my violin bow not tightening?
If the hair is simply too long, sometimes a luthier can shorten it. Often it makes more sense to rehair the bow. When the hair length is not the issue, two other reasons for a bow not tightening are a failed plug and a failed knot. ... Occasionally when a bow won't tighten it's because the eyelet is stripped.
Why is my violin bow hair breaking?
The bow hair on a violin bow usually consists of some 150 to 170 strands, so if individual hairs become loose or tear, there is no need to have the violin bow rehaired right away. This is a normal sign of wear and tear and has no effect whatsoever on the playing characteristics of the bow.
Do violin bows go bad?
Bows can hang in the shop for years without needing a rehair (of course, there's probably a reason they've become part of the “permanent collection”). But hair does break and stretch, and eventually—though we don't fully understand why—stops engaging the string.
