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Silver & Leather
LEATHER - The majority of bows we see have worn through leather
grips, and we have seen musicians employ NUMEROUS different fixes.
Electrical tape, masking tape, surgical tubing etc. As your fingernails
wear out the leather nothing is to stop your fingernail from wearing out the
Pernambucco! We encourage our patrons to invest a SMALL amount of money
(less than a rehair) and have their bow re-gripped. A variety of different
leathers are used not only to match the aesthetics of your bow, but to
also match the duration of your playing. Soft & supple, lizard skin (shown
below) is wonderful on the eye, but too quickly wears away under daily play.
For daily play and professional use we recommend thicker skins such as
cattle & our shop favorites Alligator & Ostrich.
SILVER - While having your bow re-wrapped can put a new face on
an old bow, it can also correct weight and balance issues. Bows must be
carefully examined prior to work beginning to determine the proper length &
gauge of silver to be used. Wrapping without forethought of where the bow
needs to be is careless work and can make your bow difficult and uncomfortable
to play.
We only use 100% silver wire. Less
expensive copper wire plated with silver are common to see from other shops, but
after just a few polishing start to show a pink hue or turn green from
perspiration.
Complete Silver & Leather Job
Lizard Skin
Select Alligator Skin
Select Ostrich Skin
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