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VIOLIN BOW REHAIRING DVD

By H. S. Wake

Total time: approximately one hour and fifteen minutes

The DVD shows Mr. Wake rehairing a violin bow and discussing the methods used.  Some of the many topics covered are as follows:

1.      Introduction describing the process and the bow rehair fixture

2.      Removing the wedge and hair

3.      Removing metal ferrule and slide; special tools

4.      Discussion of bow hair, grades, quality; black wire

5.      Wire wrapping; burning off hair tip

6.      Making a bow tip wedge; inserting hair into the tip

7.      Working at the frog end; measuring for hair cutoff, tying off the end

8.      Inserting hair and wedge in frog mortise

9.      Fitting the slide, ferrule and spreader wedge

10.  Helpful tips

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