The bouncing bow is a problem that many of us have experimented at a greater or lower degree. The thing is that I'm having a lot of trouble with a bouncing bow (that I don't want) and this problem involves spiccato.
But wait, spiccato is all about a bouncing bow isn't it? Well, of course it is, but my problem is more precisely with trying to return to the string and continue playing détaché or legato after having played spiccato.
The bow will simply bounce when I try to get it from the air into the string again. I have no idea of what the problem may be and I would really appreciate a tip or two. My wrist is relaxed and the spiccato is somewhat fine, I just cannot make this transition without a bouncing bow...
Feel free to give me a couple of ideas, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, fellow violinists.
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