This is one of my most commonly asked questions, and something that most string players don’t know much about, other than possibly that their bow hair comes from either Mongolia or Siberia. Most all of the finest horse hair used for rehairing the bows of the string family will originate from Mongolia and Siberia, with some good hair (and some specialty colors)...
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This is one of the most commonly asked questions that I encounter from my students, other professionals, and from my clients. As we practice and perform on a nearly daily basis, we do not notice the degradation of the hair every time we pick up the bow, but with every use, the hair will stretch, and will lose some of its ability to properly grip the string,...
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