Great news !

March 24, 2006 at 1:41 AM

Woot !

I took the bow down to the "Bow Specialist" today. He took a look at...showed me what needed to be done and gave a cost for repairs...which totaled about $300.00. I called the owner and she is willing to pay the cost to have it repaired ! Hooorah !

I was told that the bow is most likely a copy, not original (all the metal work on it is silver...good thing I still had the button !!...and the wood is pernambuco)...and dang if I can remember the maker who's name is stamped down near the frog...(I meant to write that down on the bill....#%$^&*@!!!) Oh well, a very well known maker. The bow itself would be worth about $2500.00....but with the hairline cracks up at the tip that brings it down to about a thousand. Which is fine by me ! I'm grateful that the owner was willing to pay to have it fixed..what a lovely lady she is...and the bow isn't worth so much that she would likely want to sell it.

I have the violin at the luthier's...the bow at the bow maker's shop and in about 2 weeks I aught to have both of them back home ! God is good ! :)

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