A perfect, rapid whole bow stroke is a beautiful coordination of speed, varying hand force from frog to tip, and control of ...

For moviegoers of a certain age, there is one musical snippet even more famous than the four opening notes of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony: the deep, bowed strings that announce the arrival of ...

Re-hairing a bow would be the equivalent of an oil change. It’s a routine thing that every string player needs every six months to a year. I have a handful of Dayton Philharmonic players who ...

Instruments were organised into sections, and bowed strings formed the majority. Composers began to use a wider range of instruments and techniques. Beethoven wrote parts for the early double ...

The violin bow has long been a fascination for guitar players. It was Eddie Philips of the Creation who started it all, before Jimmy Page made it a cultural totem. Now there is a bow that you can buy ...