Recent content by Fred Emens

Trying to balance a bow by removing wood is very risky. If the bow is tip heavy, you may be able to improve it quite a bit by adding a small amount of weight to shift the balance point toward the frog. Having a bow that is properly balanced will generally have more impact on comfort, feel and...

I like to use the technique of grasping the A string and then using gentle thumb pressure to push the bridge upright. Here are couple of video links that show how it's done. No tools required and it seems to give a more control.

There are a number of Rabbath experts on this forum that will hopefully respond. I'm certainly not one of them but I'll share a few points I've picked up from his "Art of the Bow" DVD (It's expensive, but well worth it). . In nearly all cases, Rabbath advocates the use of full hair. The...

I once read somewhere that the Simandl method was geared towards teaching students that already had some training on other bowed stringed instruments to play the double bass. To make the crossover easier, the positions were numbered to correspond to the positions on a violin. Because of the...

I'd recommend Mike Bloomer. His website is Link Removed. He's an experienced teacher and performer in both classical and jazz.

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