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I gotta say, bow straightening is about the most terrifying thing I have ever done. It is closely followed by replacing an eyelet and, as a distant third, sanding an ill-fitted slide.
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Does it require fire like for shaping a bow?
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Requires heating the wood.
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I was using Fiddlestix's method from this thread:
https://fiddlerman.com/forum/t.....le/page-2/
To it, I added a magical incantation, "Don'tcrackdon'tcrackdon'tcrack." 
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Fiddlerman said
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I would go to sharmusic.com and look at the bows they have. They even let you try them out before you buy.
How do they do that? They have to send it to you, also they need a deposit in case people don't return the bow. In principle that is the same thing anyone who has a decent return policy does. If you buy a Fiddlerman CF bow and do not like it you can return it for a full refund.
Yeah, they do need a deposit. They send you the bows you want to try out and you can compare them, then send back the ones you don't want and buy the one you do want.
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Fiddle4Fun said
I was using Fiddlestix's method from this thread:
https://fiddlerman.com/forum/t.....le/page-2/
To it, I added a magical incantation, "Don'tcrackdon'tcrackdon'tcrack."
I take it the incantation worked?
F4F...... I hope it worked for you. It will be easier the next time.
I just straightened another one of mine last week. I forgot to put in that thread that you need to unscrew the frog and just let the hair hang or roll it and put it in a plastic bag to protect it from heat. DO NOT try it over an open flame, such as a gas stove.
Electric works but I found that the heat surface is too big to get a comfortable grip on the bow stick, you burn your hand's. 
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Fiddlestix said
I just straightened another one of mine last week. I forgot to put in that thread that you need to unscrew the frog and just let the hair hang or roll it and put it in a plastic bag to protect it from heat. DO NOT try it over an open flame, such as a gas stove.
That would be a good way for the whole project to go up in smoke.
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Going price for bow straightening ............ $15. (Outside of violin "boutiques"
Good information to know. I assumed the price to be higher, and it was not that expensive a bow, so didn't pursue that route. In fact, the nearest luthier that I know of in the next county specializes in very pricey violins (in the thousands) and might be considered a violin boutique.
Fiddle4, thanks for posting that link. That is exactly where I got the info from Fiddlestix to straighten a bow.
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Does anyone know if you can bend a carbon fiber bow the same way? Theoretically you should be able to right?
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Carbon fiber bows like fiberglass are mostly resin that is strenghtened with carbon fibers. When you heat it the resin will start to melt and get pliable but it goes from pliable to melted instantly. The badly made bow I purchased from you has come back to shape by itself. It isn't perfect but it is good now. When they are made the shape is set into them unlike a wood stick where the shape is put in to a straight stick.
I have 4 bow's, 3 wood and one fiber glass. The wood bow I have the most problem's with is the Pernambuco bow. One of my wood bow's was well over $200.00 usd, 15 yrs. ago, have never had to straighten it. The fiber glass bow was $25.00 usd, a student bow, no problem's with it either and the other wood bow came with my el-cheapo violin, it also stay's straight. It's as if the Pernambuco has a memory and keeps going back.
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Kevin, when you say badly made bow do you mean the bow that was haired too short in which I sold at a lesser cost?
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Some interesting links on bow straightening etc:
http://ask-a-luthier.com/quest.....ion_20.htm
http://ask-a-luthier.com/quest.....ion_88.htm
Strings:
http://ask-a-luthier.com/quest.....ion_45.htm
Bridge:
http://ask-a-luthier.com/quest.....on_129.htm
and to finish with Finish:
http://ask-a-luthier.com/quest.....on_126.htm
I am going to see how much he charges to rehair a bow, as I will be in town next month.
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I like the looks of this one.
PRESTO™ PERFORMANCE SERIES
OVATION Violin Bow – CPV146
SRP: $289
I'm putting that on my wish list.
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$205.00
Special price for you my friend. LOL
I actually write that with an accent.
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Pierre, please go back to the end of page 1 and tell me if you have a dealer for the carbon bow I am showing there! I would prefer to buy from you but I am dead set on that frog ornament.
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dionysia said
I take it the incantation worked?
Hah! It did indeed.
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@ NV,
I have. What kind of material do you want.
Here is a Chinese Pernambuco violin bow, silver mounted with silver thread wire grip. Fully lined fleur di lys ebony frog, three-part button with faceted inlay that lists for $125. I'll get you an exact price if you like. Probably around $100
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Yay! Well everyone seems to prefer carbon fiber so I trust their review! Do you have the same with ebony frog and silver wire? And how does it weight because I'm trying mostly to get a lighter bow
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