How to "Really" Kill Horse Hair Mites, Bugs, and Carpet Beetles In Your Violin Bow.
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- Опубликовано: 6 янв 2024
- Even if you keep your violin case clean, if you ever find unexplained broken hairs, this video is for you.
Note: Images in the thumbnail have been purposely enlarged to "increase the TERROR" and put the danger of bow mites in perspective. It can happen to anyone, and one chewed on hair is TOO MANY! Don't wait until you have to re-hair your violin, viola or cello bow.
Special Note: Even though spraying the paper towels has worked wonderfully over the years, I have been informed by Raid that depending upon the state and type of beetles, you need to spray the inside of the case itself for "direct contact" as well as fumigating, which I have done in the past, and now, will be doing so in the future once again. But always be careful about staining fine fabrics.
My brain registered "How to Really kill carpet beetles" and thats how I got here
Well, I'm glad your here! Take a look around. You just might end up loving violins and violin making more than you might imagine. :)
This truly is Useful Information! Thank you!
Happy New Year, master! You are a gem! Love and respect from Greece!
Thank you especially as I was blaming the seller of the bow. Better treat my case from top to bottom, luckily my main bow and violin are hung on the wall.
I make up lavender flower sachets to keep in the violin case and give them to my family members and all of our students. I believe that they discourage insects from taking up residence. Might be useful to use after a fumigation. They certainly smell much nicer to us humans.
If anyone else has tried this, or knows of any other "preventative measures" other than fumigation, please let me know and I'll start adding them to the video description. Thanks! :)
i didnt realize these mites existed
Most people don't, until the day they find loose horse hairs in their violin case. :)
if you live in a cold place - put the bow out for the night. Wrapped in plastic to prevent condensation when you bring it inside.
My goodness but where did they come from? I don't have any loose hairs and I've never seen any bugs how would I know where they would come from
They are also called "carpet beetles" for a reason. So your house is probably clean and possibly sprayed regularly, and/or the more you play your violin and take out your bow, the less chance of having them since they prefer to be left alone in the dark.
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Hey I was thinking maybe they were called carpet beetles because they're like Carpetbaggers and they like to hitchhike along from somewhere to somewhere else who knew thank you
What hertz do you tune your violins?
Call me old fashioned, yet unless a customer prefers otherwise (usually non-Baroque symphony players from Europe) I still tune and play my violins at a440.
@@kevinleeluthier thank you for answering my question, I've been so curious of violins and also happy new year
Happy New Year! Thank you so much for watching!@@markupbrandon5329
Super Vid! I had two bows, horse hair shredded in the case. Yep, you're right on. ... I kept the paper towels in the case, the fumes never damaged the violin or case, and evaporated quickly, before playing. I think boric acid powder gets through insects, and stops their breathing .... I thought maybe powdering the fabric in the case might permanently stop them, but haven't tried that yet.
Why leave the violin in the case?
To make sure that there are no "stragglers" hiding in or on the violin or the cover that fall off the bow = this does happen a lot of the time.