Kari Azure Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 We came up with some fun thumb leather and wrap designs for the VSA conference. Just sharing some of the inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pebbles Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Cool. What were the materials used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari Azure Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 The wraps are silk (one with silver tinsel and one with antique tinsel) and metallic wash goat skins for the leathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oded Kishony Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I messed arfound with salomon skin for a while but never got to it to the practical stage. I thought it had a lot of potential. Very tough Oded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlecollector Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 A bit bright looking for my liking. But apart from the metallic thumb leather nothing new there. Heres some original ones by Vuillaume ,Pajeot ,Peccatte, Lupot ,etc... Originally would have been bright gilt. I did alot of research around 10 years ago on bow wrappings. The gilt thread wrappings are a wonder of engineering ,especially when you look closely. A company i buy from has been making threads like this for several hundred years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filimonovfineviolins Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Lapping designs are great fun. I love to see them in variety of designs. But the leather grip is another issue. Mainly is comfort for the player. The silvery grip may appeal to a very small audience (of players), but on the whole, players are quite conservative when it comes to things like lapping and leather grip(s). I get looks when they see some of my bows with red lizard grip. Go figure?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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