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What happens if you touch the bow hair?
Don’t put your hands in the hair. Don’t allow anyone to touch the bow if it has horse hair on it. The bow will need a re-hair sooner than otherwise because of the natural oils in it’s fingers.
Can you touch the bow of a violin?
Because your fingers move to adjust the pitch of your instrument, you don’t want to develop muscle memory if your strings are out of tune. The bow hair should not be touched.
What happens if a violin bow string breaks?
A few broken bow hairs are normal for playing and should not alarm you. If you want to do this, use a nail clipper and clip the one hair close to the frog and tip.