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 Topic: has anyone attempted violin bows with laminated wood? |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 3 Views: 17507 |
 Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:54 am Subject: has anyone attempted violin bows with laminated wood? |
| Different wood spieces have very good results. Woods like IPE, massaradumba etc. Also carbon bows have succes. There are many experimens on different woods and materials. The "resourses" sec ... | |
| Topic: Baroque bow resources |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 3 Views: 16638 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:17 am Subject: Baroque bow resources |
| There were two articles in Strad about Baroque bow making, mentioned in the lists of resources. You might find those to be helpful.
Thank you a lot for your response. I have both these article plus ... |
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| Topic: Baroque bow resources |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 3 Views: 16638 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 5:18 pm Subject: Baroque bow resources |
| Hello. I am interested making a baroque violin bow. At past i copied one with success. But now I am searching for plans or any manual (that maybe does not exist).
What can I use as reference? My ... |
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| Topic: Book request |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 5 Views: 17401 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 2:33 pm Subject: Book request |
| Another site with very nice informations https://maestronet.com | |
| Topic: Interesting book on Bow Repairs |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 0 Views: 13915 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:23 am Subject: Interesting book on Bow Repairs |
| Hello and best wishes to everybody. Recently I purchased an interesting book Violin Making and Repairs for the Novice / Notes from the Bench. The writer is David Lashof. The first part is on violin ma ... | |
| Topic: New book on French Bow Makers |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 5 Views: 15171 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 4:03 am Subject: New book on French Bow Makers |
| Seems wonderful and it is not expensive for a colour printed book. Thank you for the recommendation. Also, if I am not wrong, Anton Lu's book has "academic quality" material (as I can realiz ... | |
| Topic: "Invisible" Bow Head Repair |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 4 Views: 8192 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 8:08 am Subject: "Invisible" Bow Head Repair |
| Welcome back to civilization!
Isn't your goal to have a robust repair? This bow has been severely compromised, and there is no merit in obscuring that fact. I believe nearly all professionals would ... |
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| Topic: "Invisible" Bow Head Repair |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 4 Views: 8192 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 5:18 am Subject: "Invisible" Bow Head Repair |
| Hello everybody again.
After my obligatory army service (a destructive period for any “creative†human being) I continue restoring and making some bows. So, I am trying something like t ... |
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| Topic: learning to rehair a bow |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 17 Views: 26915 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:53 pm Subject: learning to rehair a bow |
| Cosmin,
Rodney Mohr teaches to orient grain to match the grain of the bow. Ok. I was doing that. And the "rule" is that (to orient grain to match the grain of the bow). But, from my f ... |
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| Topic: learning to rehair a bow |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 17 Views: 26915 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:24 pm Subject: learning to rehair a bow |
| thank you Nipi2
Please take care tha vains of cendar to be horizontal. Not parallel with the bow. When you put them horizontal, the wood expands and full up the hole. Thank you too |
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| Topic: learning to rehair a bow |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 17 Views: 26915 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 1:46 pm Subject: Re: learning to rehair a bow |
| Hi can anyone tell me what kind of wood you use for the wedges when rehairing a bow, can you use the old wedges or should you always make new
The best wood for making wedges is cedar. Cedar can tak ... |
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| Topic: Rare books for violin bow making |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 5 Views: 10223 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:38 pm Subject: Rare books for violin bow making |
| I copy a good Bazin certified old bow. My father was a violin maker and very good hand in restoring, but he never tryied a bow. So, i decided to try. But 1. I dont have the Bolander or Henderson book ... | |
| Topic: Rare books for violin bow making |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 5 Views: 10223 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 2:43 pm Subject: Rare books for violin bow making |
| Thank you for your answers. I read the Resources sticky and it is great. Pernambuco is really hard to find and also very expensive. Now i make a bow from padauk wood. I found ironwood at the metro lin ... | |
| Topic: Rare books for violin bow making |
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| Nipi2 Replies: 5 Views: 10223 |
Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 3:26 pm Subject: Rare books for violin bow making |
| I found from forum discussions that "Violin Bow Making, by John A. Bolander" and "Making a Violin Bow, by Frank V. Hederson" are the best options, as i would not like to use energy ... | |
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