how much does it cost to get a violin bow restrung?

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possibly noise bands should avoid real instruments until someone explains some of the basic not-to-dos to them :(

― tom west (thomp), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 02:28 (eighteen years ago)

John will probably answer this soon.

― Seven Years as a Bird in the Wood (The GZeus), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 03:21 (eighteen years ago)

Meanwhile play with the wood side, col legno tratto.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:22 (eighteen years ago)

i have been, it makes me feel like a talentless owen pallett

― tom west (thomp), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 02:36 (eighteen years ago)

It can cost anywhere from ~50-60 bucks to like 400 bucks, at least when I used to play a lot, but I have no idea how much they cost now. Are you playing it "ala noise"? If so, it might be better to get some synthetic/fiberglass bows, they're much cheeeper, and you can break them with aplomb at the end of your show...

― Jubalique (Jubalique), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 18:29 (eighteen years ago)

oof, thanks. even the bottom end of that is more than the bow's actually worth, i think. i shall acquire some cheap bows, i guess. maybe ebay.

and yeah, 'a la noise'. i'd like to be able to play it 'properly' but i doubt that's going to happen any time soon.

― tom west (thomp), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:36 (eighteen years ago)

I had to reconfirm it just to make sure--looks like at the bottom end, around $30 bucks--around Manhattan, where I am, $50 is the low end, not sure how much in Le UK. :) Synthetic bows may be the way to go, although that may not save you much in horsehair.

http://www.violinist.com/discussion/response.cfm?ID=7226

You can google more info under "bows rehairing" rather than restringing.

― Jubalique (Jubalique), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:39 (eighteen years ago)

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