Rehair

When the hair of your bow has lost some of its thickness, the response and sounds lacks quality even after a thorough leaning it is probably time for a rehair. It is important to know how such rehair should be done on an Arcus bow, to make sure it will regain its best playing characteristics.

One very important point is that the rehair has a comparatively large volume, about 10-20% more than normal, to match the strength of the stick. With a thinner rehair the bow will feel quite nervous.

(finished)	Type	Volume of hair - in mm²	Weight of the rehair in gram	Number of hairs ca.
Violin	Mongolian	8	5,8	200
Viola	Mongolian	9,5	6,7	230
Cello	Canadian*	12	9,0	280
Bass	Canadian*	15	11	340
Bass	Black	15,5	11	280

Canadian* hair: We have had the experience that regular Mongolian hair might stretch rather quickly. We found the strong Canadian hair that we purchase from Sowden and Sons in England to last very long. Alternatively we recommend any other very strong bow hair. 

We will be happy to reply to any question regarding the quality and volume of the rehair. We can also supply single pre-sorted hanks.

To guarantee the best sound and durability we draw every hair through the fingers individually and sort out about every second hair.

We can of course rehair your Arcus bow if you wish. Please allow a couple of days for this service. Our prices for a rehair are shown below, plus possible shipping cost.

Type:	Price
Violin	€ 80,-
Viola	€ 85,-
Cello	€ 90,-
Bass white	€ 100,-
Bass black	€ 80,-

We can of course rehair other bows too, according to individual appointments.

Thumb Leather

Another standard repair is the replacement of a worn thumb leather.

We use only embossed cow hide for these to avoid any trouble during international travel (protection of endangered species). The cost for one patch is 3,- €.

For bonding the leather we recommend the use of solvent-free contact glue like "Pattex Kraftkleber lösemittelfrei" or "UHU Kraft lösemittelfrei". Hide glue, that is often used on wooden bows, does not work well on the carbon fiber sticks.

"Vintage" Arcus Bows: Un-paint and Rework

In case you own a bow from our early years it might still be painted black. We will be happy to polish this stick and maybe improve the balance and do a thorough overhaul - free of charge. You only have to take care of the shipping cost. Of course that can be combined with a rehair.

Please get in touch with us to check for details.

Other Repairs

After many years of use it might occur that the screw or eyelet wears out. Such and other repairs can be executed by most Arcus retailers and directly by us.

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