Bow for cigar box fiddle - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T19:03:23Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/bow-for-cigar-box-fiddle?groupUrl=cbfiddles&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A2873208&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks friend...I'll try the…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-05-23:2592684:Comment:28732082017-05-23T13:50:40.833ZPhil Thomashttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PhilThomas
Thanks friend...I'll try the trimmer cord!
Thanks friend...I'll try the trimmer cord! Well, I used the old Mediev…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-05-23:2592684:Comment:28730622017-05-23T13:43:21.533ZOrder99https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RandyWhitley
<p> Well, I used the old Medieval woodcuts for inspiration and designed a bow like that once...it was just a strong and springy limb bent and notched, with a large diameter piece of nylon Trimmer cord tied end to end. I have no idea if it would work for your project because my one-string Vaudeville fiddle used a flat-wound guitar string rather than a violin string-also, I had to use sandpaper on the nylon so that it would hold the rosin for more than a few minutes. Worth a try I…</p>
<p> Well, I used the old Medieval woodcuts for inspiration and designed a bow like that once...it was just a strong and springy limb bent and notched, with a large diameter piece of nylon Trimmer cord tied end to end. I have no idea if it would work for your project because my one-string Vaudeville fiddle used a flat-wound guitar string rather than a violin string-also, I had to use sandpaper on the nylon so that it would hold the rosin for more than a few minutes. Worth a try I suppose...</p>
<p> Now if you have access to power tools you could always cut and layer a laminated handmade bow and fit a standard horsehair insert into it-if you don't want to get fancy a broken hacksaw would likely yield up a good tensioner for one of those...</p>