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10-28-2007, 02:27 PM
| | | | Question about new shorter bow
I just got a new bow, but it is shorter than most bows I've previously played on. It sounds better, is more balanced, and is not THAT much shorter. Is it "bad" or "wrong" to play on a bow that is not as long as most bows? Should I switch back to longer bows? Does it not matter as long as I can play good? What are the ruels?
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Stew
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10-28-2007, 04:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Da Funk Docta  I just got a new bow, but it is shorter than most bows I've previously played on. It sounds better, is more balanced, and is not THAT much shorter. Is it "bad" or "wrong" to play on a bow that is not as long as most bows? Should I switch back to longer bows? Does it not matter as long as I can play good? What are the ruels?
Thanks,
Stew | You like your bow! It works for you! You play better with the bow. That's really all that counts. Enjoy your bow, and sharpen your skills, because the sword fighting might soon begin 
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10-28-2007, 05:23 PM
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How long is the Playing length of the Hair when the Bow is tightened?
French Bows average from about 20 3/4" to 21 1/2" in playing length. My Short Bow is 19 1/2" and is over 100 years old. Many French Bows made in Germany are in the 22" range and in my opinion are too long. Also, with the smaller head the use the sound is weak on the last quarter of the Bow towards the tip. |
11-03-2007, 10:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: New York City | | | I have tried short bows that feel too long and long bows that feel too long... I like shorter bows with more camber for orchestra and slightly longer bows with less camber for solo.
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11-04-2007, 12:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA USA | | | Generally I prefer longer (w/ German frog) bows, but the important thing is that all the hair length be useful and play easy. My best bow now is a shade shorter than my beginner bow, but plays much better over the whole length. Length is useless if you can't play on it. I think shorter is easier to balance perhaps. If it is working for you that is the most important thing.
Somewhere down the way, I'll try French bows also, and perhaps much shorter German bows. I think "one bow does everything best" might not exist. There is one fellow posting on here who regularly uses about a half dozen different bows.
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11-04-2007, 04:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Europe | | | For me, a shorter bow often seems easier to play. When I play a longer bow I seem to think so myself that I have to use it's entire length (not true, but I do it anyway). If you like it, it is a good bow!
Also, all bows are too short compared to the violins... |
11-19-2007, 04:09 PM
| | | thanks so much for all the replies. im glad i found a bow i like  |
11-20-2007, 12:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Pacific Northwest | | | If you can do what you need to with it, and it feels good in your hand, it is the right bow for you. |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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