Bow storage in a bow case.

October 20, 2006 at 06:31 AM · Greetings,

I have no idea if it is correct or not bu I have intuitively always placed the hair pointing downwards so that the wood is supported rather than the bow hanging on the hair. Is it importnat? I don`t know.

Cheers,

Buri

October 20, 2006 at 02:12 PM · I think that Buri's way is correct. This is the way I always have done it.... That is the way that I was taught by my teacher...

October 20, 2006 at 03:15 PM · It depends on the case. Sometimes there isn't enough longitudinal space for the stick to be "outboard".

How much time does your stick spend "hanging" anyway? Most of the time the case is closed, yes?

That horsehair carries a lot of tension while playing. The little bit in storage is nothing.

My bow is too long for my case. I actually have to put it in cattywumpus.

The most important thing is to have cushion, cozy, doily, fleece whatever between bow and fiddle. Else you are sure to get dents and scratches.

October 20, 2006 at 07:43 PM · Hello everybody,

I wonder if a separate bow case is necessary. We've always stored our bow together with the violin in a violin case. We probably are going to buy a bow around $700. Should we buy a bow case for the new bow?

Thanks in advance.

October 20, 2006 at 11:32 PM · Greetings,

no,

Cheers,

Buri

October 21, 2006 at 12:41 AM · Actually, with the original post, I was referring to storage in a case designed just for bows, not a violin case. I bought a three bow case, because I have have more than one violin, and wanted to store the bows seperately. So, the question still remains, using a "bow case", does the hair go down or up?

October 21, 2006 at 02:47 AM · Tim,

I am not sure what everyone else was reffering to but I was referring to a "Bow case" seperate from the violin case. So I still say down.

-Richard

October 23, 2006 at 03:14 PM · On a typical week I carry 200+ bows with me when I travel. I have both a seperate 24 bow case for better quality bows as well as normal shipping boxes for mid-level bows. In all cases (no pun intended), I carry the bows hair down. If I double up inside the 24 bow case (2 bows in 1 slot), 1 is in a plastic sleeve and 1 is hair up and 1 is hair down, alternating frog/tip. have not noticed any particulur advantage either way.

October 23, 2006 at 11:26 PM · In relation to storing it in a violin case, it shouldn't make a difference whether it's up or down. I asked a dealer when I was shopping for bows, and he said it was fine if it was hanging by the bow. If the hair is loose, it shouldn't stretch.

Not sure what the case is for the case though.