Violin Bow Rehair Service at Amorim Fine Violins
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The care and maintenance of your violin, viola, and cello are key to having them in tip-top playing condition. However, an underestimated but important part of your instrument maintenance is actually the bow itself. Your bow plays a significant role in the impact of sound and playability of your instrument — making violin bow rehair service that much crucial for maintaining your string instruments.
What is bow rehair?
Bow rehair is a bow hair substitution with new horse hair for your string instrument’s bow. Bow hair plays a significant role in producing sound, and through use over a long period, it can become dulled and loose, leading it to no longer effectively use.
That is when a rehair is needed. Rehairing a bow involves removing the drained hair, cleaning out the bow, inserting new horse hair, and, in the process, rekindling its sound-producing function to its level of performance at first use.
Why Is Rehiring a Violin Necessary?
The importance of bow rehairing cannot be stressed enough in terms of sound maintenance for your bow. Horses’ hair in a bow creates the friction that is needed to produce sound. Over a period of use, bow hair can become rosin-smoothed, wear out, and even break, and one cannot have effective bow control. With a rehaired bow, you can have added grip, added control, as well as a clear sound.
Furthermore, the bow’s condition not only affects sound but comfort in terms of performance too. Worn bow hair can cause excessive drag — producing an unbalanced sound and mitigating your hands during performance. Having a bow rehair completed regularly will have your bow and your violin working in harmony — allowing you to perform with joy and without any strain.
Signs You Need a Rehair
You should rehair your bow when you observe any of the following indications:
- Worn-out Hair: In case your bow hair is thin, and sections of hair can actually be seen to have fallen out, then a rehair is needed.
- Loss of tension: As a bow ages, its hair can become less taut, and your bow will no longer respond in a predictable manner when played. In such a scenario, a rehair will have to be conducted in an attempt to regain proper tension.
- Poor Sound Quality: In case your bow no longer generates rich sound or if it is having issues with producing an even sound, a rehair can realign your bow’s performance.
Repair and Restoration for your bow
In addition to rehaired bows, most shops like Amorim Fine Violins — will have violin repair and restoration capabilities. In the event your bow is broken beyond general wear, or in the event it’s having an issue such as a frog break, a cracked stick, or a winding issue, these professionals can have your bow in working shape again.
Violin Bow Rehair Service
Violin bow rehair service can involve delicate work, including the reattachment of a frog, reassembly of a broken part, or repairing cracks in a bow frame. All of this restoration and repair work helps in extending your bow’s life and in having your bow function at its best.
A bow for your violins violas plays a significant role in producing that sweet sound that you expect your instrument to produce. Moreover, keeping your bow rehaired regularly will keep your bow in its best working condition. If you are having difficulty maintaining your bow – make sure to get help from professionals like Amorim Fine Violins by booking your appointment to rehair your bow.
The Workshop
Amorim Fine Violins is a violin, viola, and cello workshop based in Cremona. Our mission is to provide musicians with instruments so they can uniquely express themselves. We are a family business, just like the workshops of Stradivari and Guarneri. Founded in 2001 by the renowned violin maker Luiz Amorim and his wife, Betina Schreiner. We bring our fine arts experience into the violin-making field. .
