Bow Rehairing is something in demand in Brisbane and with several luthiers recently retiring, it is even further under pressure as demand continues to grow. Reasonable mastery of bow rehairing requires something of the order of 1000 rehairs to have been completed, which is not a short path by any means….and you need to find 1000 bows to work on! Of course reasonable competency is reached well before that.
Under the instruction of my teacher I have been learning the art of bow rehairing for the last year or so with numerous rehairs and bow repairs now under my belt, as well as general bow repair services . I am happy to say I now can offer this service as a ‘journeyman’. The challenge now is to continue to progress my experience for the future, which is where I need your help.
Rehairing from Brisbanes most experienced luthiers is around $250 and well worth the price. Some music shops are doing them for $150-175, either in house or outsourcing the work to a specialist. I highly recommend these services if you have a professional level bow and are playing to a high level.
However for student and intermediate bows for intermediate/advancing players you might like to give me a try, as I invest time in developing this skill for the future through repetition. I am offering my ‘journeyman’ bow rehairs for substantially less as I am still developing my experience and refining my skills. Rest assured though I am using the same high quality Mongolian horse hair that my more experienced colleagues are using. Whilst I put every attention to an even spread of bow hair, uniform tension and straight hairs…. I’m not quite there yet.
So if you think a journeyman rehair may be suitable for your level of playing, then the lower price may be attractive to you.
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Take a look at a master bow repairer in action Gilles Nehr
