is the exact weight of an adult violin bow. something i learnt today when i brought my old bow to the string shop for repairs. but i didn't get it repaired (it is near it's end, apparently...). the violin maker said it would cost just as much to repair it as it would to get a new one, exactly of the same make.....so he suggested i ought to get a new one. instead of ordering another of the same make i decided i'd get one from the shop....it is one of a notch higher in quality than the one i have and lighter...or so it seemed when i tried to play something (embrassingly)....we decided to weigh the bows for comparison. on the shop's quaint little weighing device (which has its full scale on 2 semi-circular wings that expand with the weight above), my old Chinese bow weighs 65g but the other bow which i eventually purchased weighs 61g....what it ought to be. ahhh. interesting. and my mind raced about wondering why it is 61g?! is it the magical number which makes the physics of the bow work?! hmmm....should have asked him.
posted by ~overacuppa~ on Tuesday, 9 September, 2003 at 17:24 hrs
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