Can I make a violin bow out of human hair?

How thick is horse hair compared to human hair?

Can I make a violin bow out of human hair?

No.

Human hair is different than horsehair in many ways.

First of all, horsehair is incredibly coarse in comparison with human hair.

It's also more durable -- human hair would immediately start to break, or acheive a "split ends" affect, the moment you tried to play with it.

I'd say that horsehair is 2 or 3 times the thickness of human hair, if not more.

In addition, the tonal qualities don't match up at all.

Furthermore, finding long enough human hair would be next to impossible. Over time, the hair would settle into itself; it's hard to explain, but basically, it just wouldn't work.

Can I make a violin bow out of human hair?

Why?

Can I make a violin bow out of human hair?

If you ever felt horsehair, it's thicker and rougher and coarser than human hair. Human hair might work, and it might have a different sound, a softer sound, but horse hair would be louder and it would hold the rosin better. Plus there aren't many people with hair that long!

Can I make a violin bow out of human hair?

I suppose it's technically possible but wouldn't be as durable because human hair is much thinner than the hair from a horse's tail.