Double Bass Czech bowing

[Kristian]

Is here anyone who uses the czech bowing technique? My teacher told me that this is the technique I use. Unfortunately he plays french so he can't help me very much with it.
I would be very glad if someone could take some pictures holding the bow or give me some advice!

 

[Rebop]

Ševčík style grip on bass? This sounds interesting.
The only Czech grip I know for the bow is the Ševčík violin grip.

Excerpt from one of the Ševčík books. I don't know how applicable it is to bass:

The arrangement of the fingers on the stick should then be
as follows:

1. the index finger lies on the stick in the middle of the second joint,
2. the middle finger touching it at the bend between the first and second joints and
3. the ring-finger with the middle of the first joint,
4. while the little finger rests on the stick with its tip.
5. The thumb stands opposite the middle finger and
6. with this it forms a closed but elastic grasp.

 

[Skabasskid]

Is here anyone who uses the czech bowing technique? My teacher told me that this is the technique I use. Unfortunately he plays french so he can't help me very much with it.
I would be very glad if someone could take some pictures holding the bow or give me some advice!

Solve your problems: play German grip


i kid, i kid. Sounds interesting, could you post a picture of your grip?

 

[Kristian]

Looks like this.

 

[Mike Goodbar]

By way of disclaimer, I'm kind of self-taught on German bow (convert from French), but is the czech bow hold where the tips of the index and thumb touch on top of the stick?

If so, that's the basically the approach I use. My middle finger touches the line where the frog meets the stick and acts to help keep the bow horizontal, the ring finger is just kind of there and the pinky touches the bottom of the ferrule.

 

[KJPbop]

Greetings! Check out Robert Oppelt's web site. He has a section called "get a grip" German style in which he has several different photos of how various people approach this bow hold. Many other informative things on his site as well.
Good luck, KJPbop

 

[Kristian]

Thanks!
What a great website!