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took a chance on a bow stick stamped DODD
the pictures were dark and the head appeared to be possibly damaged. As you can see by these pictures
i received the bow today and I’m pretty excited.
there is no head damage, it is just old liner on the bottom and some gummy glue on the sides.
the stick is a beautiful deep red pernambuco. The build-up from years of use is crazy.
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The nice thing about a Dodd bow is that he could not afford the nitric acid to turn the wood black. Looks like a pretty stick. This the year I hope to get a Cocker.
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Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa
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Look forward to seeing the restored bow. 🙂
Congrats!!!
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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Cleaned the stick up...
very promising
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@steveduf , is the wood heavily worn in the mortise area or am I looking wrong at the photo?
Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing. —Werner von Braun
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa
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cleaning up nicely, Steve... that could be quite a find you made there! Can't wait to hear what your resident specialist has to say about its vibes when it's ready to play 
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@Irv
I actually believe it’s the pic and the cut... I tried two different frogs and both fit snug with good adjustment and no side slop.
btw bow weighs in at 47.8 grams with no grip, hair or tip.
measures right at 29” with frog.
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Wonderful. It looks like you took off enough rosin from that stick to keep Mack going for a year!
Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing. —Werner von Braun
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa
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Irv said
The nice thing about a Dodd bow is that he could not afford the nitric acid to turn the wood black.
Curious. I used to do etching at night school, and, afaicr, nitric acid was the one most commonly used.
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Fun fact of little importance. Nitric acid was first obtained by grinding up the heads of ants. I believe the ants spray it from glands as a defense (or offense) mechanism.
I went through my photo file of Dodd bows. He often used a bulbous head. 
Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing. —Werner von Braun
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa
Experience is a difficult teacher, it gives the test first and the lesson after.
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bocaholly said
cleaning up nicely, Steve... that could be quite a find you made there! Can't wait to hear what your resident specialist has to say about its vibes when it's ready to play
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Lol, people have to take Mack and I with understanding...
you have a man who doesn’t play, relying on the expertise of his 14 year old daughter... We started doing this just over a year ago, we’ve come a long ways...
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