r.ward Posted August 3, 2000 Report Share Posted August 3, 2000 What type of dye is used on these colored bows that I have been seeing. I suspect that they are water-based aniline dyes. Is this correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polecat Posted August 4, 2000 Report Share Posted August 4, 2000 I am not sure about what kind of dyes are used, but I recently saw an advertisement in String magazine in which a company had natural colored horsehair ( other than white ) I think it would be very cool to have a bow with natural black, or salt and pepper hair on it!! Am I crazy, or has anyone else thought of it also? Pole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fiddler of dooney Posted August 4, 2000 Report Share Posted August 4, 2000 Black would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted August 4, 2000 Report Share Posted August 4, 2000 My viola bow has always had salt-and-pepper colored hair, and I wouldn't want any other. When it comes time to have my bow rehaired I will plan to be sure that my luthier has this natural hair for me. My most recently re-haired violin bow was done w. naturally white hair, and if I have a choice, I will use natural black and white hair the next time it's done. I think there is an ad in the most recent American String Teacher for multi-colored bow hair, which at first thought may seem icky, but it's a great ideal for teaching parts of the bow, and kids LOVE it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jascha Posted August 4, 2000 Report Share Posted August 4, 2000 My bowhair is white at the frog, but it becomes brown as it gets to the tip. Is anybody else's this way? It's not dirt or anything. It's still there even when I clean my bow with alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagomorphs Posted August 4, 2000 Report Share Posted August 4, 2000 hmmm. I wonder how human hair dyes would work on horse hair. Just a thought Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polecat Posted August 5, 2000 Report Share Posted August 5, 2000 Jascha, Mine is that way also. I used to do horsehair braiding, hatbands, horse tack and the like and I have yet to see white horsehair white the whole length of the hair, naturally anyway. Pole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sowden Posted August 5, 2000 Report Share Posted August 5, 2000 Re coloured bow hair... First of all you must first bleach the hair to get the same colour the same. As we all know that bleach does the bow hair no good at all this weakens the hair by at least 80%. Then you can get a dye and let it soak for about 2 hours then let it dry. this is how you get the coloured bow hair.. hope this helps Michael Sowden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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