Nose Repair Bass Bow

Nose repair on bass bow, before
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 artistically lengthened head
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.