Daniel did miracle work on my old and barely playable backup French violin bow that had little hair, a broken sole plate at the tip, and mismatched broken ugly nickel mounted frog and button. When he was done, he had mounted a beautiful used frog and period correct silver mounted button with enormous attention to fit, finish, and detail. At the tip, he carved a most delicate and precise synthetic sole plate that resembles the old ivory one, but spared elephant's tooth. He decided to renew the leather grip with exquisite leather and flawless workmanship at no extra cost, because we hadn't discussed it at the time! The old grip was a little worn.
The original wrapping was silver under the years of tarnish, unlike the frog it came to me with.
I have seen and played many fine bows, but none with better or more meticulous craftsmanship than Daniel used in restoring this bow.
Then, I showed him what another shop had done - a quick and dirty rehair on my good bow that turned out sloppy and loose. The hair had unequal tension in the middle, even after I took it back and had them try to correct the issue.
Daniel said: "I can fix that for you while you wait.'' - He fixed
it into a perfect ribbon, all in 2 minutes, and didn't charge for
that, either, but now it plays wonderfully again, as does my spare!
Daniel also lent me a technically great contemporary South American
made pernambuco bow while mine was being fixed, because I had a gig to
play next day. Loaner was crisp and responsive like a Sartory, at a
tenth the price.
If you want uncompromising quality at a reasonable price, this is the
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