Wow! This is terrific! Thanks.
> I'm unable to send from my usual account, so I'm sending this through
> juno. Building guitars is one of my hobbies/part time job. I build solid
> body electrics, but I am familiar with violin and bow construction. You
> might be able to find someone in your area by visitng the web site of
> the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers at:
> http://www.afvbm.com/ . If you can't find anyone there, then try
> International Violin Company's web site at www.internationalviolin.com .
> They have a good selection of natural and synthetic bow hair. There's
> another site at http://www.internationalluthiers.com/bows.html . A good
> list of links is at http://www.sowden.co.uk/links.htm A good synthetic
> hair can be found at http://www.musicbasics.com/vln-bw100.html You might
> also try http://www.rolinmusic.com/violinbowparts.html This page from
> Elderly Instruments also lists some hair:
> http://www.rolinmusic.com/violinbowparts.html There's more at
> http://www.violinpuppy.com/cat100.html A comparison of the
> characteristics of the different natural hairs is found at
> http://iwk.mhsw.ac.at/english/research/bowhair/bowhair.htm