Covid-19 Violin bow making: Day 8, Hour 2 Rehair

[@grahamhall2662]

Wow fantastic. My heart leapt when he started sawing the frog then it dawned on me he was completing the finishing touches to his work after MAKING the bow himself. Brilliant thank you.

[@smokedoak5464]

It's just unbelievable how you cut the plug for the head, just by eye to almost perfect fit. Super impressive! Thank you for sharing your wisdom. All the best 👍

[@henriquerodrigues2302]

Que legal!! Aprendi da mesma forma , da cabeça para o talão! Com meu primeiro professor Vito vissicaro. Todos os detalhes são iguais... Obrigado Rodney!!

[@tomaszlandowski344]

Ginące rzemiosło. Dobrze że są jeszcze specjaliści w takim fachu.

[@pauljmeyer1]

A master's bow rehairing for a maestro violinist. Now I understand the difference in work practices from luthier to professional archetier.

[@michaelfalia4385]

Thank you from Australia.

[@feskymaloon1439]

I learned to rehair from the frog first. The ferrule is wider than the tip so the physics of it makes more sense to me. Tip first makes the hair want to pull closer together as the bow is tightened.

[@jacobbradford1295]

I will forever quote “glue is glue and Rosin isn’t glue”

[@ARviolinist]

Hi Rodney and Kate, it's been amazing to be able to watch this whole process! Thank you so much to both of you for sharing this, I have learned a lot. I hope someday in the near future I get to visit you and try out some of your bows!! Best wishes from Madrid, Pablo

[@waheebabugharsa9652]

Thank you so much

[@bgclarinet]

A couple of questions: how do you prevent/what do you do with crossovers? Have you ever used rosin on the plug? That seems like a nice happy medium between the permanence of glue and the risk of a dry-fit plug popping out.

[@markprentice1961]

Thank you for this!

[@gw6315]

Great documentation Sir..I admire your wonderful and precise work.Respect.

[@musicforgospelmariadasthur1785]

Very good 👍

[@jack002tuber]

It wasn't clear where you marked the end of the hair, at 22:06. I would want to get this just right and don't know where it is

[@amohr3659]

Rodney Mark's the hair 2-3 mm behind the frog Morris, but it's a judgment call.

[@jack002tuber]

@@amohr3659 ok thank you

[@bonniescott3787]

Thank you

[@chrisgrow22]

every one of you guys rehairing forget to show what the length is. how to decide where to knot. should the frog be tight or loose?

[@kevinchen338]

Very nice video .

[@robertroudman5267]

What advantage does starting with the head rather than the frog give to the process. I am use to starting at the frog and it gives great results and is fairly easy to do...Not that a quality hair job is particularly easy no matter where one starts..at least in the beginning. I will try the Bowworks for bow hair like you suggest. I have had a bit of trouble finding a reliable supplier of cello bow hair. The Fiddle shop has been very good I found. I work on my daughter's students bows and I work on my daughters professional bows. I hesitate to work on other bows because I carry no liability insurance and I worry about the possibility of damaging an expensive bow.

[@mozarzaryabe6592]

شكرا تحية من المغرب

[@seretepoz08]

Super limpio e bonito el trabajo. Quería preguntar un detalle que me interesa muchísimo, que madera usas por los bloques del talón y de la punta? Se ve muy ligero y fácil de trabajar. Espero puedas ayudarme. Gracias. Saludos.

[@marcogalarini9650]

Good morning, I follow you with great interest, in particular your tutorial on cracking the violin bow. (darken my English with automatic translator). I have watched this video many times. I'm practicing, I watch you at work, I've seen many others, but you are practical and use simple and effective equipment. I would like to ask you a courtesy, I see that when you choose horsehair you use a tool to measure out the quantity. Can you tell us what that tool is called? Or, where can I find it to buy it? Greetings and good work. Marco Galarini (Italy).

[@jagar61]

Hi Rodney it's pleasure to watch you working and giving us instruction on how to rehearring the bow. I would like to know how to test or check if hair is horse hair or artificial? Second question is what heat you using to straight curvy on bow...Thank you very much!

[@samsam3499]

I'm an amateur bow maker from the north part of Vancouver Island. I took a bow making class from Michael Vann a few years ago which was an excellent course. Lots of familiar stuff in your videos, but a few great ideas which I will be using. I make about 6 bows a year usually out of Ipea and do a lot of the rehairs for the local fiddlers. Just a nice hobby job for me in my retirement. I would like to make a suggestion for a future video. Could you do a video on polishing a bow with some comments on using acid, fuming and using a light box. It would be nice to see your light box. What would be your cut for the shellac and what type of shellac do you use? Your applications and drying times between applications and final drying times. I'm just making a light box now and waiting for my uvc bulb to arrive. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, It was very generous of you for us the viewers and also for the donation. Stay safe and God bless.

[@LearningTradeSecrets]

Thank you for your suggestion! We have lots of videos that we want to do in the future but haven't been able to get around to doing them yet. We just posted a video today on different tip materials and recommend checking that out kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKi2ppaFpdV0a9E As for the shellac that we use it is blonde dewaxxed shellac, it takes a while for it to build up on the stick and each time it takes a little longer for it to dry. Once we think it's the shellac is thick enough we let it sit in the light box over night before sanding it smooth and doing a french polish which also takes several applications to get it to shine and another night in the light box before doing the brand and winding. Once the border opens up and you're able to visit the US we recommend coming down to a workshop. You'll be in good company we have several Canadian students that come back regularly. Bring some of your finished bows with you so Rodney can see them. He goes over all of the finshing methods and can help you refine your making. Visit our website for a list of our available workshops www.learningtradesecrets.com/workshops

[@zapa1pnt]

Rodney, a question. When you were fitting the frog plug, why did you choose to carve the mortise,instead of continuing to carve the plug? No offense meant, just want to understand the why.

[@vaidaiuliaadriana4697]

Hello ! Can you recomand a website / shop where you buy the hair and the tools for rehairing ?

[@duanedouglas7602]

I have excellent luck on eBay. There's a music shop at a granbury Texas has the best prices and usually ships the next day even on Saturday I have the stuff in less than 2 days his eBay name is muchofinoviolin.

[@LearningTradeSecrets]

The best place for hair and supplies is www.bowworks.com and tools can be bought at a variety of places such as www.internationalviolin.com and www.diefenbacher.com we occassionally have specialty tools available on Rodney's website as well. www.rodneymohr.com If you are able we highly recommend learning to rehair, repair, and make bows from a bowmaker who is knowledgable and respected in the industry. We have workshops every year and have students from all over the world. For our full list of workshops please visit www.learningtradesecrets.com/workshops

[@lorendisney6573]

Good job

[@duanedouglas7602]

It would be nice if the person running the camera would have zoomed in on some of those shots. Like when he was marking off the hair at the tip of the bow so that we can see where he was marking it.

[@LearningTradeSecrets]

Unfortunately we are limited in our ability to zoom and move the camera around during a live stream. It is pretty tight in our workshop with lights, camera, and computer. It's about 2 millimeters behind the heel side of the frog mortise. If you are in a dry climate it may need to be longer. To learn and fine tune your rehair and repair abilities we highly recommend our rehair and maintenance workshops. Please visit www.learningtradesecrets.com/workshops for our list of available workshops.

[@feigasiedler3979]

Hello, thank you so much for sharing your videos, they are fantastic. I have a question,. After combing the hair, the mark you put on the hair with the marker, which part of the frog do you take as a reference? because in you video I can not see it. Thank you so much and have a wonderful night.

[@LearningTradeSecrets]

It's about 2 millimeters behind the heel side of the frog mortise. If you are in a dry climate it may need to be longer. To learn and fine tune your rehair and repair abilities we highly recommend our rehair and maintenance workshops. Please visit www.learningtradesecrets.com/workshops for our list of available workshops.

[@amohr3659]

You can find David Warther at bowworks.com or Google him.

[@cuypers1800]

When you placed the hair in the water, did you use a filtered water?

[@LearningTradeSecrets]

No, it's just ordinary tap water.

[@RodneyDMohr]

Bowworks.com

[@infinitepawer]

Hi. May I ask is there any reliable online shop selling materials for making the bow Wedges ?? Thanks

[@RodneyDMohr]

Not that I know of. David Warther sells bow supplies at bowworks.com Maybe he would be interested in doing this.

[@amohr3659]

It's my daughter filming with me not my wife. I wouldn't dare do that.😅

[@LearningTradeSecrets]

It's just ordinary tap water.

[@cuypers1800]

Thank you! I was not sure if mattered much and appreciate your feedback.

[@michaelguarente8653]

Ha wow you talk down to your wife a lot.

It's his daughter