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Bow woods
This question is mainly directed towards mr smith as I value his opinion & also know few others who have had/have such a vast & pricy collection of bows/basses, but anyone feel free to chime in. What are your thoughts on the 3 main bow woods? Do you own any snake wood bows?
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I think you have more then 3 woods for bows unless you want to mix Brazilwood and Pernambuco as one wood. They supposedly come from the same tree but possibly there are a few varieties of species but on they varieties, I am no expert. Ipe is another old wood that was used for Bows as well. It is known also as Pau d'Arco. |
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Snake wood
I think as far as bows go snake wood is revered as a dense & heavy wood compaired to pernambuco but I've never gotten to try one.
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I played at least one snakewood bow and some point, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was or even who had it. My only impression was that it was "different", and not in a good way; but who knows, that may not have anything to do with the wood itself.
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Bow wood
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I bought it (my one and only bow) in 1963 in Albuquerque. It is a French style with no name or stamp, perfectly straight with a (I believe!) good camber. I've had it rehaired several times but have never thought to ask any of the luthiers if they could identify it. Can the wood be identified by just looking? |
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