Imagine a violinist in full flow: bow arm flying, hair flicking and rosin specks everywhere. But what does this strange, powdery substance actually do to violin bows? If you have ever tried to google ...

Musicians will tell you, choosing the right piece of equipment is both a technical but at the same time very personal ...

6. Even though there are millions of string instrument bows in the U.S., the hair used for them represents only a small fraction of the horsehair industry.

It’s called the Pickaso Guitar Bow, and it is a 6.3” mini-bow with synthetic hairs on either side, and it even has an integrated guitar pick so that you can alternate your techniques. It can make your ...

Read more World of Work stories. One of his recent changes to bow design was to slightly alter the angle at which the bow hair sits on an instrument, yielding greater sound and improved control.

Narrator: In 2017, a single violin bow sold at auction for $690,000. You can buy a beginner's bow for less than $50, but a top-rate professional bow can often cost thousands of dollars.

The local bow maker has created a $5,000 violin bow to be raffled off in a fundraiser for a COVID-19 musicians relief fund.