rehair

Fix bow strands

To rehair is to replace the hair on something, most commonly a bow for a stringed instrument like a violin or cello.

Bow hair wears out with use and must be periodically replaced: I need to get my bow rehaired before the concert.

The term also applies to replacing hair on brushes, dolls, or rocking horses.

bows

violin

Bowed string instrument

  • celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
  • violaMidrange bowed instrument
  • double bassLargest bowed string instrument

rosin · horsehair · tension · luthier · restoring · frog · stick · camber · ribbon · restringing

brushes

bristles

Coarse animal hairs

horsehair · badger · boar · vintage · antique · refinishing · craftsman · handle · ferrule · natural

Opposites
maintenance action

rehairneglect

Failure to provide care

damage · wear out · destroy · abandon

hair condition

rehairdehair

Remove fibers from pelts

strip · bald · shed

maintenance action type

rehairrestring

Replace worn cords

rewrap

Family

hair, hairy, hairless, hairs, hirsute, hairiness, hairlike

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