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Which Countries around the world have both types of bows in the double bass community? IN Europe there are countries that will exclusively play just the Germ or just the French bows? I want to know which countries accept both.
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Well, I don't know about other European countries, but in France, the majority of bassists play french, of course.
However, I personally know two french guys who play german (out of a dozen bassists I know in Bordeaux), so I think that while there's a strong preference for french bows around here, it's not mandatory at all. I play french because my teacher does, but at one point he suggested that I try a German bow sometime.
My guess is that the situation is the opposite in Germany, and that the other countries are somewhere in between those extremes.
--Timo
