What is an Archetier?

[Chet Bishop]

So, here's another fine mess I've gotten myself into. (Where are Laurel and Hardy when you need them?)

I decided to have a go at making a bow for a double bass. This one is the first I have made, so I used cheap materials, mostly, as I figured I might foul things up, and good bow wood is about $200 a stick. (No joke-- Pernambuco and Snakewood are realllly spendy stuff.)

Anyway...if anyone is interested in seeing the progress, here is the link:
http://www.bluefiddl...s-an-archetier/

Thanks for looking.

[Peter Wilcox]

Your link above was truncated. Here is the correct one: http://www.bluefiddles.com/2014/09/what ... archetier/

Interesting. I've never made a bow, though I tried to hair several (not very successfully.) My niece, who is a concert violinist, told me her bow cost $8000. Blew me away.

[Chet Bishop]

Thanks!
I was unaware that the link was messed up. I appreciate your having taken the trouble to fix it.

I seriously doubt my bows will ever be worth anything, but I have seen new bows at $12K so I know they exist. (I didn't touch the thing...the owner was so smug about the price, I didn't want to handle it at all.)