Matthew Sorensen
Bowmaking quest update:
1) Bought an old German 7/8ths bow in need of lots of repairs, and did them - retip, two bushings, reattaching the underslide, etc. Waiting on supplies for new winding, and then will rehair next week.
2) Got to play (and 3d scan) some nice modern American makers' bows, and...didn't like them immensely? Very stable and strong, 25% louder than my current bow, but almost too stable and not what I like tonally.
Mar 16 at 6:31amWeb
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A nice Pfretzschner also came along, and it was much closer to what I like. My trusty old German trade bow really held its own today, particularly for tone quality.

I think I'm going to model my first bow attempt on a composite of the 1920s Markneukirchen bows I've seen. Perhaps an odd choice, but my fiddle really prefers them!

Photo of today's retip of the 7/8ths. Excited to really put it to the test, as it's a beautiful and delicate little thing