The first thing we'll have to cover is terminology; that is, parts of the violin and bow. Please refer to the photo below: The violin above is on its back. From the very top going down, we start with ...

FROM CARD: "COPY OF A VIOLIN AND BOW. A PART OF THE "SARABAND" INDIAN FESTIVAL BAND. THE BACK AND BELLY ARE OF THIN LAY WOOD OR CEDER. THEY ARE BOTH SLIGHTLY ARCHED. THE RIBS ARE OF A LIGHT COLORED ...

He can tell that it will soon be time to re-hair the bow. LeFort has been repairing fiddler's bows for several years. "Bows just capture me somehow, I'm not exactly sure how to describe it," he said.