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Craig Scollard

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1. Bow Frogs
( General » Repairs )
Here are some various frog repairs.   This frog was split in half, I'm not quite sure what happened but I thought it was worth fixing. Here are some repair photos. I dedn't even rehair the bow. ...
Tortoiseshell Frog Repair & Gold Wrap Replacement This gold and tortoiseshell frog had a missing section on the underslide near the grip. The area was particularly transparent, making the damage ...
Repairing a Bow with Breaks Near the Frog Mortise This bow had a couple of significant breaks near the frog mortise. While I don’t have pictures of the clamping process, here’s the complete step-by-step ...
4. Clear Wrapping
( General » Repairs )
Reinforcment of mostly bow cracks using clear.monofiliment.            ...
Fixing a Bulging Bow Ring Ferrule Fixing a bow ring ferrule that’s bulging can be a necessary step when rehairing a bow. If left unchecked, the ferrule might not seat properly, affecting the bow’s performance. ...
Here is a violin top where the wood was worn away, most likeley by the case's bow holder.   I wan't too happy with this one so I reworked the varnish. I'll look ...
While in the process of rehairing a bow, you slide the ring off and the edge of the frog is broken and loose or it just falls off. Ugh. If it's an inexpensive bow and it lines up perfectly you can just ...
8. Aluminum Bow Head Replacement
( General » Repairs )
Occasionally I run across this old style bow head replacement. I believe these aluminum bow heads were sold to the trade. Then the stick was tapered until it fit inside the replacment bow head. I don't ...
9. Loose bow wrapping
( General » Repairs )
When rehairing bows, sometimes the wrapping and the grip is loose. For those I do a quick fix and repair the existing wrapping. With this example the end of the wrapping was secure. Slide the grip ...
  Here are some unusual bow plugs.     Here are some photos of a P & H Bows (London), it's the one with a plastic frog. I have seen ...
Here is an old style Glasser frog where there was a big crack in the front part of the frog. These old style frogs do not have an underslide, so simply glueing the crack most likely will not hold up. This ...
When rehairing bows, sometimes you run across a frog where someone has drilled a hole so they can use a pin. Unfortunately they also drill a hole into the mortise so the hair will fit using the ...
Here is one that had no perl on the underslide. I'll try to fake which only takes a few minutes. Here are the steps Scrape any old glue off the slide Put the slide on a piece of Cellophane Cover ...
When rehairing a bow and the frog is not seated correctly on the stick, it neds to be adjusted. Use a pair of needle nose plyers, don't use the bow's screw because you can easily wreck the lining. Usually ...
Normally bow heads break off above the stick, and I have repaired a lot of those types of breaks. Forty years ago I would use a spline. My first method was using a straight cut and then filling the kerf ...
Sometimes when rehairing a student bow, the tongue is almost completely missing. If that's the case, fitting a wedge will not hold. Usually it's not worth making a new ebony tongue or fitting a new frog. ...
17. Bass Frog
( General » Repairs )
Here is a well used bass frog. At first I was going to ask the customer if they wanted a new slide because I thought the perl had broken out. After closer insection, you can see that decades of playing ...
When a slide is stuck or has been glued in, you can inject a little water and a small amount of heat to free up the slide.   Note mixing needles also work good for injecting a little ...
When a block is stuck or glued in, you need to carefully remove the block. Drill a small hole and then whittle away the block from the inside out.
Over the years I have had many customers bring in bows where the screw was frozen. My preferred method of removing the screw is to soak it in WD40 for several weeks. At time I have run across a few bows ...
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