Because my violin has been sitting in it’s case for more than 15 years, the shop suggested that I clean out my case with a mild insecticide so any remaining bugs (eating the old bow horse-hair) would be gone with. (I’ve changed the old bow) Any suggestions?
I’m afraid you only have a couple real options here, one is rehairing the bow periodically, and the other is getting a new violin case. There’s not much you can do once the little buggers get in there, unfortunately.
Perhaps someone will have a new alternative, but that’s the advice I get from the local pros in my neck of the woods.
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I’m afraid you only have a couple real options here, one is rehairing the bow periodically, and the other is getting a new violin case. There’s not much you can do once the little buggers get in there, unfortunately.
Perhaps someone will have a new alternative, but that’s the advice I get from the local pros in my neck of the woods.
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I would also suggest getting a new case. You can get them really cheap and it would be a lot safer. The only other thing that comes to mind is that when I was in elementary school and we did bug projects, we killed them by putting them in a jar with an alcohol soaked cotton ball. Maybe if you do that to a cloth and tie it all up in a bag…..it will help kill the bugs. Just a thought.
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