Violin-bow prices cover a wide range, with budget models costing as little as $20 and some premium models costing thousands of dollars. Most violinists will find bows of excellent quality in the ...

(soundbite of violin bow snapping) JACKIW: And the bow basically disintegrated in my hand, snapped in two. SHAPIRO: Jackiw quickly swapped a bow with the concertmaster, the leading violinist of ...

The average violin bow weighs around 60 grams. Balance – crucial for a flowy and smooth playing. An unbalanced bow can make ...

Who knew the venerable violin still had surprises in store for us, after nearly 500 years as one of the leading voices in music? An Australian master archetier, or bow-maker, has built a simple ...

violin bow 2 Articles . Self-Playing Violin: Eighth Wonder Of The World. August 22, 2017 by Steven Dufresne 22 Comments [Martin], of the YouTube channel [WinterGatan], recently uploaded a video ...

Narrator: In 2017, a single violin bow sold at auction for $690,000. You can buy a beginner's bow for less than $50, but a top-rate professional bow can often cost thousands of dollars.

In a small, sun-drenched studio outside of Boston, Benoit Rolland runs his hand over thin, dark planks of wood. He taps them to demonstrate how the percussive sound of each species varies.

In a video posted on her Facebook page, Fesneau plays her 1756 Balestrieri instrument with a teeny tiny violin bow that's only around two inches long. Oh, and it's the composer's fiendish ...

And the bow would have been made around the same time as the violin, right around 1915-1917. It doesn't have the maker's name on it, but it's an important bow, and it's a beautifully made bow, and ...