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Post pics of the violin(s) in this thread once you recieve them.
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Also, if it were between WWII and the 90s wouldn't it say "West/East Germany"?
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John J Fisher - Has Anyone Heard of this Maker?
Fiddler45 replied to Brad Dorsey's topic in The Pegbox
I have one of those in my posession at the moment. 1927. -
If that's worth $400 I'm asking way too little for my stuff...
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I have that gauge, however, to test its accuracy, I counted out 175 hairs, tied them up to get ready for a bow, and then used the gauge to see. According to the lines on it, it was between 150 and 160. So I used the gauge to measure 175 to grab another hank to tie up, and when I counted that out afterward, it was off by 10-15 again. So that was the reason I asked if anyone knew approximately how many; if it is a bow that has absolutely no hair on it anywhere (even in the plugs) there is no way for me to know what number is a good starting point. I guess if I had more experience maybe I could tell more by feel to help me along, but hey, that's why I'm here. :) Cheers!
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Not to mention that I've heard numerous times that stuff donated to Goodwill is sold for profit for the business and is not used for any kind charity anyway.
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Also depends on the chemical composition of an individual's sweat. I can make a set.of either fiddle or guitar strings last months on end, (and I play much harder than most blugrass players I've seen on the guitar) and I'll hand an instrument to the "wrong" person and after a half hour of playing they're absolutely shot and need to be replaced. I've gotten very selective of who I allow to use my stuff.
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I had a request to rehair a bass bow. Being that I have probably only rehaired 60 or so bows, I am uncertain of a couple things. One, will regular white violin bow hair work or would I need different hair? Two, if regular violin hair will work, does anyone know approximately how many hairs to use? I usually use 170-185 on a violin bow depending on the bow. If I don't have the materials or if there is some different skill set involved, it's not a big deal; I'm not committed to doing it. Thanks
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I have graduated a few backs according to the chart in this book and they have turned out decent. What is the accepted "correct" measurement pattern for back graduation?
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Thanks all! Now that I have thought more about it, I think one of the supply cabinets I got from an old family friend who used to rehair some student bows has a partial stick of what could be this in a drawer. I'm going to look for it and see if it melts and what it sets up like
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I searched google adding maestronet and came up with nothing, so I apologize if there is a topic here already. I have been rehairing some old bows that came with some old trade instruments. In some of them, there is a red substance in the tip and frog mortises where the knots are tied. It crumbles when you scrape it with a pick, but otherwise holds together somewhat. It seems like a mix between rosin, wax, and glue? Is it there to help hold the plugs in? To help keep the knot from moving? And most importantly, what exactly is it?
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Get it while you can! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Italian-Violin-ANTONIO-TUNIOLI-Ferrara-1930-CERTIFICATE-upon-request/224092430687?hash=item342cf3215f:g:Ll4AAOSwtNlfGupL
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......probably
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I converted a fiddle to 5 string for a friend a few years ago. I looked through my "rubbish" and took the best combination of large body, wide neck, and room in pegbox for 5 pegs. I think I used a 41 or 42mm bridge. Strings were spaced very comfortably to play. The thing sounded much better acoustically than I had figured it would, even after doing repairs and rebarring/graduating. Not bad for a $25 estate sale fiddle.