slide 2 of 6. When most people ask 'how long does a patent last', they are inquiring about utility patents. A utility patent is the patent granted for new machines, processes, products, and scientific formulas such as medicines or new elemental compounds.
The Stick. The largest part of the violin bow is the stick,with the best ones made of Pernambuco wood from Northeast Brazil, although carbon fiber is another quality choice.he Hair. The hair is the part of the violin bow that touches the strings and produces sound. Horse-hair is the traditional favorite, but synthetic hairs are also used for cheaper bows.
A bow maker is a person who builds, repairs, and restores ancient or modern bows for instruments of the violin family. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, etc.The French word for bowmaker (bow maker) is archetier for one who makes bows of the string family of instruments such as violin, viola, cello and double bass.Root of the word comes from archet âpronounced [aÊÊÉ] âthe bow.A bow maker typically uses between 150 and 200 hairs from the tail of a horse for a violin bow.he French word for bowmaker (bow maker) is archetier for one who makes bows of the string family of instruments such as violin, viola, cello and double bass. Root of the word comes from archet âpronounced [aÊÊÉ] âthe bow. A bow maker typically uses between 150 and 200 hairs from the tail of a horse for a violin bow.