How To Adjust A Violin Bow Repair Guide

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How to Adjust a Violin Bow
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Introduction

Step 1

              How to Adjust a Violin Bow

Identify the adjusting screw at the butt end of the bow.

Identify the adjusting screw at the butt end of the bow.

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Step 2

Carefully unscrew the adjusting screw .

Carefully unscrew the adjusting screw .

Step 3

Once you fully unscrew the adjusting screw, carefully remove both the frog and the adjusting screw from the bow.

Once you fully unscrew the adjusting screw, carefully remove both the frog and the adjusting screw from the bow.

Step 4

While not allowing the hair to become tangled, insert a small part of the adjusting screw so that only a small portion of the tip is seen. You do not need to screw the adjusting screw into the eyelet.

While not allowing the hair to become tangled, insert a small part of the adjusting screw so that only a small portion of the tip is seen. You do not need to screw the adjusting screw into the eyelet.

Step 5

Carefully move the adjusting screw to tighten the eyehole, moving in a clockwise direction. To loosen, move the eyehole in a counter-clockwise direction.
Do not screw more than 180 degrees during adjustment to ensure you do not damage the bow.

Carefully move the adjusting screw to tighten the eyehole, moving in a clockwise direction. To loosen, move the eyehole in a counter-clockwise direction.

Do not screw more than 180 degrees during adjustment to ensure you do not damage the bow.

Step 6

Once you have either tightened or loosened the eyehole by 180 degrees, remove the adjusting screw from the eyehole.
Once you have finished, make sure the hairs are not tangled and have not become damaged during the adjusting process.

Once you have either tightened or loosened the eyehole by 180 degrees, remove the adjusting screw from the eyehole.

Once you have finished, make sure the hairs are not tangled and have not become damaged during the adjusting process.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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