Leather bottom bow guards

Matthew Gaunt · Post by **Matthew Gaunt** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:43 pm

Anybody know who sells them or have one to sell me that fits a Rudy 3/4 cc
Thanks
Matt

DonnieMac · Post by **DonnieMac** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:05 pm

Find a saddle maker who fabricates western saddles preferably. For such a craftsman neatly forming a leather bottom bow guard is straight forward. The leather is first soaked, then stretched and then laced up. In a few days the leather drys down and tightly conforms to the metal. Pat Avila a saddle maker of San Gregorio, CA did a good job on my Willson 3400 using saddle leather about 3/16 inches thick. The laces were also leather. With oiling every year the leather wrap should last the life of the tuba.

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Leather bottom bow guards

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