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Hman

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May 7, 2014 - 8:27 pm

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Hey Pierre,

I was wondering if you have any full-lined wooden bows that are whale bone wound. I didn't see any but I have to ask. My local shop's cheapest one is a $700 Schaeffer Brasil. Not really in the mood to spend that much since I'm already paying a lot in upgrades for my fiddle.

Thanks in advance!

Fiddlerman

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May 8, 2014 - 1:48 pm

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Funny that you should ask. We don't have any listed but perhaps I can get the Chinese Pernambuco bow with the Whale bone wound instead of Silver. I believe I chose the silver over the whale bone a while back.
Would you like for me to get you a price?

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May 8, 2014 - 9:46 pm

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I'm actually really curious about wale bone. is it purely for looks?

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May 9, 2014 - 7:15 am

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I thought that the winding on the bow where for weight and balance? not just decorative, I'm I wrong?

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May 9, 2014 - 11:10 am

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If it's not too much trouble I wouldn't mind a price.

As for the winding on the bow, for the style I play I choke up on the bow and put my thumb just above the leather thumb grip. The silver winding is a detriment to my playing because it is thin and slippery. The whale bone drastically increases my grip on the bow and I play ten times better. The bow I mentioned above also has a thicker winding which is really awesome. I don't know what I'm going to do.