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Offline islandpiper

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Two Buckets of Bows
« on: August 16, 2009, 08:13:29 pm »
  Two buckets of bows:



Oops......wrong forum.
 ;D ;D ;D

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Offline Dano

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Re: Two Buckets of Bows
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2009, 08:29:21 pm »
What's the draw weight on them bows?? ;D
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Re: Two Buckets of Bows
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2009, 08:41:09 pm »
 ;D I had to laugh out loud! Being a fiddler and all.....funny! ;D
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Re: Two Buckets of Bows
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2009, 08:47:23 pm »
The optimum weight of a 4/4 violin bow with hair and a wire grip is 60 Grams.   The frog tensions the hair with a "draw-screw" assembly and the bow is tight enough to play with about a pound of tension, maybe a bit more.  There's about 150 hairs.....or 4 grams, all combed out, no crossovers and equal length and tension, held in the mortices with wooden plugs, no glue.  

These bows are awaiting restoration and include several sizes of violin, plus some viola, 'Cello and at least one bass.  

Rather than shooting deadly, pointed arrows......the player soon learns that making loud and obvious screechy mistakes will get them deadly, pointed glances from the listeners.   :)

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Re: Two Buckets of Bows
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2009, 09:20:03 pm »
When I first looked I thought they were all takedowns! ;D Got me good!
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Offline islandpiper

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Re: Two Buckets of Bows
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2009, 09:31:16 pm »
Probably a good idea to have a laugh at ourselves once in a while.  And THEY ARE BOWS, after all.......heh heh heh

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Offline Jesse

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Re: Two Buckets of Bows
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2009, 10:27:44 pm »
Good one :D I thought man that Piper has been busy. At least it wasn't the little bows you put on gift boxes. My wife has a cello so she would like to pick through that pile for sure :)
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Re: Two Buckets of Bows
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2009, 09:27:44 am »
 ;D ;D ;D Got me.
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Offline John K

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Re: Two Buckets of Bows
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2009, 12:12:23 pm »
Piper, Do you make those ? I have a young lady that plays Fiddle with my Dads Bluegrass band and she said she wants me to make her one, not sure how i would go about that ??  Nice bows !
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Re: Two Buckets of Bows
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2009, 12:13:32 pm »
 ;D Good one!
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Re: Two Buckets of Bows
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2009, 08:51:47 pm »
holy s@#! nice bows. i need one.
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