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good advice, was listening to what my bow was telling me the other day and i think it said dude after that I need a drink Greetings,
is yours stamped Budweiser?
It may be a clue.
Cheers,
Buri Wonderful post. just a quick question, how much does your french bow weigh? I also use a fair amount of force on my violin thus the reason for my 65g bow.

And also, how often do you practice your bow arm/technique? it seems that the majority of today's generation of violinists focus a lot on left-hand technique and neglect their right-hand technical upkeep.

anyway, very intriguing post.

Given what you said about a top quality bow not accepting anything less than perfection, would you reccommend such a bow to a newer player? Would such a bow frustrate a newer player, or would it force one to ingrain proper technique early on? I also had those questions Christian asked. In addition, would a newer player know a perfect bow when comes across one?

Ihnsouk

Yeah, I definitely need a better bow than this super cheap, Glasser fiberglass stick now that I've upgraded from the equally cheap beginner's violin I had been using for nearly a year. I'm hoping the warped, but otherwise in good shape, EM Penzel bow I received (as a throw in) will serve me well after I get it restored and rehaired.

Thanks for this good read and advices and sequel-of-sorts blog entry as followup to Laurie's excellent article on the violin itself.

Best regards,

_Man_

Greetings,
I think the bow eighs about 60 g. I don't like very heavy bows.
I practice key bowing exercises from Basics for at least forty minutes every weekday. At weekends i switch to Kreutzer for variety. I also to a minium of fifteen inutes son file everyday.
Would such a bow benifit a beginner. Yes in the sense it would be better than the trash usually found in even good kits. No in the sense that it would conflcit with the emerigng mechianicla skill.
Can a beginner recognize a good bow. Yes, up to a point. Distinguishing between very good bows is soethiong taht just comes with time.Probably sooner that one would imagine though.
Cheers,
Buri