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Bow rehairers can choose from Siberian, Mongolian, Manchurian, Polish, and more recently, Argentinian horsehair.
The hair comes from the horses tails... sadly, it is often a by product of the meat trade.
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∙ 12y agoI do not know of anyone who dyes horse hair for violin bows (although now that you mention the idea, I'm sure someone will start a business to do just that!)
Violin bow hair is made from the tail-hair of horses. As such, whatever coloration was in the horse hair will be in the hair from which the violin bow is rehaired.
Generally, violin bow rehairers pay top dollar for an entire tail's worth of hair. They will choose the hair based on the quality of the surface of the hair for making bows, and may own more than one tail from which to make hair hanks for violins, violas, cellos and basses. Additionally, different hair is desirable for the viola da gamba family, and a rehairer who services the early music community may have one or more tails specifically for those bows.
You can usually find white hair (traditionally preferred for violins and violas, and sometimes cellos or smaller viol bows) and black hair (which may not be all-black) for string basses, coarser cello hairing jobs and voila da gambas in all sizes.
I don't know of anyone looking for dappled/brown/palimino bow jobs, myself!
There's a outfit in Washington state called rainbows ( get it?). blue, green, purple, red ect. even red, white and blue!
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∙ 13y agoHorse hair is stronger than plastic, wire, string or thread. If you used any other possible material, it would break. Also, it makes the sound a lot cleaner and clearer. If you use any other material, you would have a scratchy sound.
No. Horse hair, if looked at under a microscope has little notches in it, which, when rosined grabs and vibrates the strings. Horse hair breaks all the time. that's why you have to get it re-haired.
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∙ 13y agoThere are about 150 horse hairs on a violin bow.
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∙ 12y agoIt is because horse hair grips the strings and when you put rosin on the horse hair also the horse hair is the part of the bow that vibrates the strings.
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∙ 12y agoabout 70 quid who knows probly round 110 quid mate
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∙ 11y agoevery bow is different because hairs break all the time.
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What violins come with bows that are made with horse hair instead of synthetic fiber?
The FV1 Electric Violin comes with a horsehair bow and a case included
What is the violin bow made of?
I don't know what it was first made of, but the violin bow is mostly commonly made out of pernambuco wood throughout most of it's history. This wood is popular for making bows because it is flexible and "bouncy".
What the violin bows made now?
They are made of wood. All the bows are made of a specific wood but of course it is different for different bows.
What is the sick for violin called?
The bow. The hair (the part that touches the string) on the bow is made of horse hair. Be careful not to touch it or you will stain it.
How many strings does a violin bow have?
A violin has four strings, E, A, D, G; made from cat gut and wire. The bow does not have strings, its is made of horse hair, normally taken from the tail.
What violins come with bows that are made with horse hair instead of synthetic fiber?
The FV1 Electric Violin comes with a horsehair bow and a case included
What is the violin bow made of?
I don't know what it was first made of, but the violin bow is mostly commonly made out of pernambuco wood throughout most of it's history. This wood is popular for making bows because it is flexible and "bouncy".
What the violin bows made now?
They are made of wood. All the bows are made of a specific wood but of course it is different for different bows.
What is the sick for violin called?
The bow. The hair (the part that touches the string) on the bow is made of horse hair. Be careful not to touch it or you will stain it.
What is the stick of the bow made of?
Violin bows can be made of wood or carbon fiber or they can be a mixture of the two.
How many strings does a violin bow have?
A violin has four strings, E, A, D, G; made from cat gut and wire. The bow does not have strings, its is made of horse hair, normally taken from the tail.
Do the hairs of the violin bow come from a male horse?
Theoretically you could, but it would be very hard to find someone to agree to use the horse hair to do the rehair job. Also, the quality of the horse hair could be well below normal standards. For a violin, white horse hair is the predominant type of hair used and other varieties will not produce a brilliant sound.
What is the violin string bow made of?
Basically a bow is a long stick. At each end, there is a piece of wood or other material which goes out a short distance from the stick at right angles to it. It holds strings or other material or at least that is what it looks like. They all have technical names. Beginners bows may use nylon or some other material. A professional uses Siberian horse hair. A professional frequently takes a substance in his hand and runs it up and down on his bow. That is rosin. It keeps his instrument from making a screeching sound. You will hear beginners screech as they play. Professionals do not make that sound. The violin, the smallest of the string instruments, has the longest bow.
Is American girl hair made of horse hair?
Their hair is made out of plastic. I think it's because they don't want them to possibly get lice.
What kind of hair is a vilion bow made from?
the bow is actually not made from real hair. back in the day, they used horse hair, but bows like that are extremely rare to find today and are extemely expensive. ( iwould kno...!)
What is a bow made out of?
A bow is used for string instrument like violin, viola, cello, and base. the stick is made out of wood and the hair you use to play with is horse hair. The hair needs to be rosined before you play.
What are bows made of?
The bow is made from the hair from a horses tail.
