How to Straighten a Violin Bow
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How to Straighten a Violin Bow
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Nice video! The magic stuff is Menzerna buffing compound. Looks like it still has the original paper wrapping
Are u sure??! Seems like an Odd thing to put on a violin bow??
@@celllofredde yeah, seems strange, but I'm dead certain. It is based on a wax like substance, so that's what makes it work I guess
I thought the exact same thing. Menzerna.
This video is very helpful. I was able to straighten an old bow using your method with a candle flame. I used beeswax in place of your mystery substance, and that worked perfectly. Many thanks for sharing your skills.
do not use candle, it could burn your bow easily
The wax looks very much like Menzerna yellow wax #16 for polishing car in its old red wrapping.
Thank you so much. I have just fixed my cello bow. I don’t have enough money for new bow and you save me.
Sometimes the cause of this problem is when you leave the bow in the violin case for a long period of time on the side ways position . Gravity will tend to pull the middle side of the bow down . So for me I always hung my bows if not using it for a period of time to avoid this problem.
This happened to me
Good to know
Mr. Danial I am 65 yrs. Age. I have just started learning to play violin, but since I saw your this types of videos, I am more interested in repairing violin n bow.
hi Daniel, your videos are very pleasant and informative in many ways, including your voice, your humor. thank you very much.
I enjoy your videos, and love the ducks quacking in the background, too!
I have been enjoying your videos since I am trying to become a very young luthier. Thank you for the help!!
good, do your best and hope someday I will help you in person
You are such a delight! 💖 I received a bow and violin through mail and my bow is too bent 😥 so I will try to do this or perhaps put weight on the bow (books possibly). They shipped the bow too tight and not loose
i smiled the man in the video is enjoying his activity
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I appreciated this video very much.
a good helpful video!
As a bow maker; the kind of bows that throw arrows, I do A LOT of heat shaping of wood and use my electric range to get wood as hot as necessary. Heat is heat so I'll go with flameless heat and a padded jig that can over bend the stick to account for some spring back. I'll experiment with the wax because as a wood bender, as with the "heat is heat", I don't believe you need some "magic wax" to keep the wood from scorching. A mixture of tallow and paraffin should probably work.
Thank you Daniel. I love You !
I use a heat gun for this, as I find it seems to have less chance of damaging the varnish than a flame.
Thank you so much! is there any makeshift we could use aside from the "wax" you apply when heating up the bow?
Hello ! I am from Romania, and here in Romania the prices for the maintenance of the violin bow do not exceed 25USD and include everything: * Mongolian hair, * replaced hair, * pointed bow, * bow cleaning. Personally I find it overly expensive 100USD to straighten a bow. Even if we are talking about expensive cities of the world. If we are talking about a bow that is worth about 10,000 USD, maybe it is worth the 100 USD because there are certain risks.
10,000 USD bow in Japan is only for middle school students, high school students to university students can be as high as 30,000, for professionals a bow can be as high as over 50,000 usd. Please get used to.
Hey, don't give away our secret prices from România 😀 we cannot be get used to such overpriced things for intermediates :)) I'm sure Enescu and Caliu and all other masters are the living examples of "skill makes the art".
But yes, who wants to pay 30k, should pay 30k.
Thank you very much 👍
Wondering if the secret stuff that is rubbed on the bow stick is Bee's Wax? it might help keep the bow from burning.
If you have a twisted bow without a brand. How do you know if it should be twisted or sound better when you make it straight?
I was wondering if you had a pin or side bending jig for bending the bow against. A jeweler's bench pin is also nice for bending against or wedging the tip into to take torsional deformation (twisting) out of a bow. Machine made anything wood, will always be far more subject to future problems, than quality hand carved or hand shaved products. Machines neither see nor feel the wood grain. Machines just cut blindly, and later on the wood will find where it wants to be later on, as it ages & dries out, and expands & dries with changes in temperature and humidity.
Your videos are great and very informative, thank you!
Hi nice information thanks, I have a dumb question tho, can I leave the bow on the table after playing? Im scared that the bow will loose its form, should I hang it and which side? I dont know what to do
Daniel, i like your videos a lot, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I'm learning by myself, reading a lot of books and internet, already made 3 violins, do you think the new hampshire workshops are a good second step for someone who wants to get into this profession in the future?
thanks alfacer, new hampshire workshops are good for those who are already in the business, as it is a place to meet people in the same field and much information about the business.
Thank you! Great video!
Thank you!
Excellent Info! THANK YOU!!
Thanks alot！
The compound is menzerna P175 polishing wax paste. I took the class with Lynn Hannings as well. ;) And it does work!
Thanks mate, did you ask her it's OK to tell what it is?
Hello dear Daniel, thank you for your shares, 4.50 what do you use for the bow from knee hannes? I could n t understand the name of her? Please tell us how we can buy it? Web site or the name of the women who sell it? Thank you and many greatings
Straightening wooden arrows (for Bow and Arrow sports) is done the same way.
加热定型时，用浸有冷水的毛巾包住弓杆擦，可以加速冷却定型。
hello mr. daniel i'm from egypt, i can't get this material you're using, can i try adjusting without it?
why do you brace the bow on the bench? I have much better feel if i just hold it in the air
Good night friend you ask you sell violin 4/4 and what price it has
How much should I bend the bow? Answer: Till it snaps and breaks, then don't bend the next one as much.
I have a heat gun. Much like a hair dryer. But more powerful. I wonder if that would work in lieu of an alcohol lamp?
What if the bow is bent high on tip&toe and low on center, so the hair touches the bow center? The screw is already tightened, and no more thread left in. Should I straighten the stick and reassemble the hair?
re hair the bow.
You are magic I love you ;-)
I'm sorry, but can you please help me? My bow's hair is uneven, the hair at the bottom is too tight while the hair at the top is too loose... I don't know what to do so I just loosen all of the hair but it is still uneven. I can't search any solution. Please help me, sir. Just a little advice is Ok.
You are so cute 😊 Thanks for this video
for some reason after a while my bow won't tighten, but just a little bit. do you know the problem?
that is why the bow need to be adjusted from time to time/
It sounds like your bow might have lost some of its curve. It's normally recommended to always completely loosen it when not in use, but over time, the bow can lose some of its curve. As Daniel says, it can be adjusted by heating it, and adding more curve back into it.
Merci votre partage techniquement.j'ai mon luthier à Montlucon qui m'a collé le manche de ma contrebass à travers pas centré à le chevalet .je suis obliger décalé le chevalet à droite 1 cm .si non je ne peux pas jouer la corde Sol. Je suis retourné pour El problème il a gardé deux mois sans rien faire en plus il m'a dit que c'est fait ,,,,,,,,,,,Maintenant j'ai envie prendre de l'alcool à 95 degrés décoller la manche et recolle la manche Bien droit pouvez Vous SVP m'éclairer ?? Merci
Dear Daniel. Very intereresting your videos. Can you please give me a contact to buy this productor from Lyn Harris? Lyn Hennis? Thanks!!
many thanks, it was more than 11 years ago and I lost contact with Lyn, sorry again.
The name of this lady is Lynn and the surname? Thanks!
Bowyers use steam to bend the bows. Why not use steam to straighten a violin bow?
thanks for the tutorial, can I use a heat gun instead of flame???
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My bow is only $30 from China, I dont want to pay $100 just for straihtening it.. hahaha
Did it worked?
why not buy a metal bow ?
It is a bow stick, not a bow steeck. It twists, not treests.