2024年2月16日 星期五

[hornbow] fix the cover

握把處覆皮稍微翹起(可能是弓磅數稍高,整把弓的形變也大,對覆皮造成拉伸程度高),翻了幾年前自德國網購的兔皮膠(rabbit skin glue)出來修補。

這皮膠多被用於製(提)琴與油畫布預處理用,不可食用!

稍微隔水加熱,調成合適的濃度後,少量多次的填到縫裡。黏合後,稍微清潔、擦拭溢膠(乾了後會變得很硬、很難處理);找個安靜乾爽的位置靜置...7日,應該就可再上弦試試;)

剩下一點點膠,加點水後封起來,存冷藏,一周後或許還需用到。

2023年6月11日 星期日

Madrid.Once more

It‘s June. Spain has long day time (0630-2100). What the effect on people in Spain? ;)
10多年後,再訪馬德里。
這次跟著家人,也念著當年同遊的好學長們和老師

2020年12月10日 星期四

[HornBow] How to get through your Humidity-season?


Most bows are covered by leathers and raw lacquer, providing humidity-resistance in most situations.

However, in rainy seasons, relative humidities could raise up to higher than 90% while last more than a week in my zone.

This could result in decenting of poundage and some dramatic scenarios... 

To avoid that, keeping a hornbow in an appropriate environment is important. 

It is relative easy for modern human: Air conditioner and DeHumidifier!

With them, your bow can survive rainy seasons!


If the storage condition dose not allow you to turn on AC or dehumidifier all day long, there are many methods to reduce the level of environment humidity. The thumb up rule of these methods is: ThermoDynamic. lol hold-on...

It's just a story about heating, evaporation, etc.

Today I would like to share a method to reduce humidity using a Lodge Dutch oven.

Procedure:

1. Place your Dutch oven on a gas stove, burn it (there is nothing inside the oven) ;) 10 minutes may be enough.

2. Turn off the gas. Check the temperature above the oven. Find a warm region (~ 50-60 Celsius degree) to heat your bow.

3. Hold the bow and move it in the warm region slowly till the bow becomes as warm as your hands (~40 Celsius degree). During heating, it is important to keep your hands, as a temperature-sensor, in between the bow and oven to avoid over-heating your bow.

4. Done! see how easy it is~

[Trick] 

A. Do Not Use Open Flame/Fire

B. Keep your hands in-between the bow and oven.


[courtesy of Msc. YH Jang, #TaiwanHornbow]

2017年4月8日 星期六

Somehow pipe is one of my roommates now. The most interesting thing is I do not like the room note after burning tobacco at all... but I cannot help myself to light it up, then read lines of articles :)

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2014年11月27日 星期四

2014年11月7日 星期五

[Movie] Of Horses and Man



cannot find a DVD here...... sad