How to "Really" Kill Horse Hair Mites, Bugs, and Carpet Beetles In Your Violin Bow.

[@edmorris5007]

This truly is Useful Information! Thank you!

[@dimitriskatsoulis4834]

Happy New Year, master! You are a gem! Love and respect from Greece!

[@Lloyd-mo]

i didnt realize these mites existed

[@kevinleeluthier]

Most people don't, until the day they find loose horse hairs in their violin case. :)

[@Badficwriter]

My brain registered "How to Really kill carpet beetles" and thats how I got here

[@kevinleeluthier]

Well, I'm glad your here! Take a look around. You just might end up loving violins and violin making more than you might imagine. :)

[@seanphaigh]

I make up lavender flower sachets to keep in the violin case and give them to my family members and all of our students. I believe that they discourage insects from taking up residence. Might be useful to use after a fumigation. They certainly smell much nicer to us humans.

[@kevinleeluthier]

If anyone else has tried this, or knows of any other "preventative measures" other than fumigation, please let me know and I'll start adding them to the video description. Thanks! :)

[@Bloempottest]

Why leave the violin in the case?

[@kevinleeluthier]

To make sure that there are no "stragglers" hiding in or on the violin or the cover that fall off the bow = this does happen a lot of the time.

[@deadmanswife3625]

My goodness but where did they come from? I don't have any loose hairs and I've never seen any bugs how would I know where they would come from

[@kevinleeluthier]

They are also called "carpet beetles" for a reason. So your house is probably clean and possibly sprayed regularly, and/or the more you play your violin and take out your bow, the less chance of having them since they prefer to be left alone in the dark.

[@deadmanswife3625]

@@kevinleeluthier 😱 Hey I was thinking maybe they were called carpet beetles because they're like Carpetbaggers and they like to hitchhike along from somewhere to somewhere else who knew thank you

[@Peter-ob5xo]

The other problem with leaving it out in the sun is that if you have a carbon fiber case like a BAM, the case can warp permanently in the heat. Ask me how I know :(

[@Normanskie]

Thank you especially as I was blaming the seller of the bow. Better treat my case from top to bottom, luckily my main bow and violin are hung on the wall.

[@markupbrandon5329]

What hertz do you tune your violins?

[@kevinleeluthier]

Call me old fashioned, yet unless a customer prefers otherwise (usually non-Baroque symphony players from Europe) I still tune and play my violins at a440.

[@markupbrandon5329]

@@kevinleeluthier thank you for answering my question, I've been so curious of violins and also happy new year

[@kevinleeluthier]

Happy New Year! Thank you so much for watching!@@markupbrandon5329

[@paulrieker2046]

Super Vid! I had two bows, horse hair shredded in the case. Yep, you're right on. ... I kept the paper towels in the case, the fumes never damaged the violin or case, and evaporated quickly, before playing. I think boric acid powder gets through insects, and stops their breathing .... I thought maybe powdering the fabric in the case might permanently stop them, but haven't tried that yet.

[@agnidas5816]

if you live in a cold place - put the bow out for the night. Wrapped in plastic to prevent condensation when you bring it inside.