The Baroque Bow, part 1: What is a 17th century violin bow and how do I hold it?

[@jungorgan]

Thank you for posting this video!

[@neilwalsh3977]

I heard my viola teacher playing the St John Passion on a Baroque violin and they had a theorbist. It was an extraordinary sound which brought out elements of the string ostinato.

[@pringr]

Looking forward to part two - I’ve got a baroque style bow that I’m learning to use!

[@irishbaroqueorchestra]

Part Two will be available next week!

[@liamimran4409]

a trick: you can watch movies on instaflixxer. Been using it for watching a lot of movies lately.

[@amirrandy742]

@Liam Imran Definitely, I've been watching on InstaFlixxer for years myself :)

[@moogfooger]

This is a great video. If you would not mind a suggestion however. the volume of the dialog is very low especially compared to the beginning music. You need to really crank the volume and if you forget that you did, the next video you play will blow your speakers.This is a common problem on youtube. Please make your audio more consistant. The subject matter is worth the effort. Thanks

[@earlystrings1]

A good, clear intro to an extremely complex topic. Who made your bow?

[@kokeskokeskokes]

Ha, the Germans were pressing on hair with their thumb. That would change the bow tension. I suspect Italians were pulling the frog back for the same reason. Loose bow for chords, tight bow for a single note, and all in between. Modern people are pathetic barbarians.