I do bow rehairing for all types of bows, often while you wait. Repairs such as replacement faux-ivory tips, replacement pearl eyes and slides, and other repairs can be finished in a timely manner. I routinely straighten and recamber bows. Evaluation letters for insurance can also be provided. I also make replacement frogs and buttons for older bows. Sometimes the originals are too fragile for everyday use; sometimes they are of CITES restricted materials that limit player’s travel. The replacements have the same size and weight as the originals.
Original 18kt gold and tortoiseshell frog to Viorin violin bow. Owner asked me to make a new ebony frog to allow for easy travel.
My replacement 18kt pink gold and ebony frog for Viorin violin bow. The frog is the same height, length and weight of the original. The overall weight of the bow and balance is maintained.
E. Sartory Bass original frog in ebony and nickel-silver. The owner asked me to make a replacement frog because the original had several cracks and they wanted a new one for everyday use.
E. Sartory Bass replacement frog in ebony and nickel-silver. The frog is the same height, length and weight as the original. The overall weight of the bow and balance is maintained.
WE Hill & Sons violin bow tortoiseshell frog with extensive mite damage as presented. Tiny mites eat away at the material leaving rough voids.
WE Hill & Sons violin bow tortoiseshell frog with tinted epoxy repair. Custom tinting of optical epoxy is used to fill the voids and match the surrounding untouched material.
WE Hill & Sons violin bow tortoiseshell frog with extensive mite damage before repair. Tiny mites can do damage to natural tortoiseshell frogs and buttons. They eat away at the material leaving rough voids.
WE Hill & Sons violin bow tortoiseshell frog with tinted epoxy repair. Custom tinting of optical epoxy is used to fill the voids and match the surrounding untouched material. I learned this method from Jerry Pasewicz.
John Dodd transitional violin bow frog and stick, before repair.
John Dodd transitional violin bow frog and stick, after repair consisting of stick end extension and full cheval to ebony frog.
John Dodd transitional violin bow frog and stick, after repair consisting of stick end extension and full cheval to ebony frog, reverse side showing NORRIS brand.
French bass bow with snub-nosed head as presented. Note how subsequent tip repairs shortened the overall head length. The owner asked me to try to lengthen the head artistically.
French bass bow with snub-nosed head after I used a cylindrical graft of pernambuco to lengthen the head. A new faux ivory tip was then applied.
