Baroque Violin Bow - Snakewood - 4/4 Size

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Baroque Violin Bow - Snakewood - 4/4 Size

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Discover the Articulation That Only a Baroque Bow Can Achieve


At the suggestion of concert violinist Rachel Barton Pine, Shar is pleased to offer players our new baroque bows. These are the same bows that are used by orchestras around the United States as part of Ms. Pine's program to bring baroque performance practices to modern symphony orchestras. The shaft and frog and made from snakewood, the traditional wood that has been used for centuries for such bows. Upon tightening, the camber (curve) of the bow is outward, which is the reverse of modern bows. Ms. Pine recommends that baroque bows require more tightening than modern bows, to bring out their desired characteristics, suggesting that they should be tightened just to the point of an outward camber. These major differences help produce the kind of "attack and release" in baroque-era music that is approached differently than in more modern performance practices.

Rachel Barton Pine, acknowledged as one of the world's expert performers and pedagogues of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas, is one of the very few artists that easily transitions from the baroque era to more modern music. Often playing baroque music on a violin with baroque setup, Ms. Pine also advocates for the use of a baroque bow even with a violin having modern setup, when playing baroque era music. The articulation and phrasing required in a more authentic baroque performance is much more easily attained with a baroque bow.

This bow is for violin. Similar bows are available for viola and cello.

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Lilian
Amazing Customer Service!

The bow arrived with a noticeable warp in the camber. I wrote to customer service and they immediately sent me a replacement, which was straight. The bow itself is just fine as an entry-level baroque bow. It’s a bit heavy at the tip, but the quality for the price is quite fair! It’s a great option for students wanting to try a baroque bow. Thanks Shar!

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Megan Dyson
Very happy Baroque enthusiast

I'm so pleased with this bow! I ordered it to replace a very cheap eBay Baroque bow I've been limping along with for years. This bow is a vast improvement and I think is very good value for money. Very springy and responsive, it has made a noticeable difference in terms of ease of achieving the Baroque style (even with a modern violin). Thank you Shar!

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Laurel Talley

Baroque Violin Bow - Snakewood - 4/4 Size

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Fang Shu
Baroque Violin Bow

I do not like the bow:

1. When it arrived, it had several broken strands.
2. the length of the bow is not as long as a standard 4/4 bow
3. I do not like to design that the strand run through the fog.

I plan to return the bow, however I learned that I had to pay for the return cost.

I do not like that either.

Now I am holding on my desire to get a new bow that fits my need.
Fang

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Ian To

Plays nice, decent durability, overall very good quality! As a high schooler playing Baroque pieces definitely a good cherry on top to my playing style.

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