Carrera at Seven Months

By Jonathan Lin in fiddle on

Geo. Heinl & Co. rehaired my bow at seven months into my ownership. I was looking to rehair because I've been breaking hairs, and the hair at the frog was getting gummy and slippery. There was also an oddity in that I had to wind the bow up many full…

And hence I am the owner of a JonPaul Carrera Bow

By Jonathan Lin in fiddle on

It is the best violin bow I own. I made a rash decision last night. I decided to go buy a bow. Originally I wanted to buy a JonPaul Avanti. The going price for these are around 700. Well reviewed as a value buy, a tremendous instrument that will last…