Professional bow hair for bowmakers and workshops

Pioneer Valley Luthier Supply is our specialist partner for bow hair. Their professional ranges are selected for consistency, strength, colour and playing response.

Range guide

Most popular

Platinum Live™

Selected from hair brought directly from farms to the sorting facilities. Pioneer Valley describes this range as well selected, consistent, suitable for all players, and their most popular product.

• Use: all-round professional rehairing
• Sizes listed: 31", 32", 33", 34" and 35+"
• Formats listed: 500g bundles, 250g bundles
• Finish: washed and dressed to Pioneer Valley standards

Bigger sound

Platinum Coarse™

A coarser professional range for players wanting a bigger sound. Pioneer Valley recommends it especially for cello, bass and hard-bowing performers.

• Use: cello, bass, hard bowing and powerful response
• Sizes listed: 30", 31", 32", 33", 34" and 35"
• Formats listed: 500g bundles and 250g bundles
• Processing: soft water, no bleach, fully sorted

Professional selection

Special Select

Special Select. This is Pioneer Valley’s Professional Grade collection, with both standard and coarse options.

• Standard options listed: Special Select Bowhair 31", 32", 33", 34" and 35"
• Coarse options listed: Special Select Coarse 30", 31", 32" and 33"
• Formats listed: 250g bundles

Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde

Platinum "Blonde" like its cousin Platinum Live is chosen from shipments of hair brought directly from farms to the sorting facilities. Pioneer Valley have duplicated the time honoured Italian method of washing and bundling the hair. Ties are made from elastic and help maintain straight bundle.

• Options listed: Platinum Blonde 30" and 32"
• Format listed: 400g bundles

Specialty hair

Bass & baroque

Bassist Black

Naturally black hair selected at 32" for thicker, consistent diameter and strength. Pioneer Valley notes its coarse, grabby nature and recommends it for bass and baroque bows.

• Colour: naturally black, not dyed
• Use: bass and baroque bows
• Formats listed: 250g and 500g bundles

Chestnut

Châtaigne Coarse

Selected from healthy brown tails. Pioneer Valley describes Châtaigne as thick and strong, similar to Bassist Black, with a chestnut colour and a contemporary playing appeal.

• Colour: chestnut / brown
• Use: bass and cello bows, contemporary string players
• Sizes listed: 32"–33"
• Format listed: 250g bundle

Trade ordering

Please contact AR Distribution for current UK availability, trade pack sizes and suitability for your workshop’s rehairing requirements.

• Place a trade order
• Ask a bow hair question
• Apply to become a stockist