zamp101591 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Another URB question. Yesterday i got a new upright, a Romanian made bass from Matthias Thoma in a dark satin finish. I love how it looks, plays, and sounds, definitely a great step up from my last bass. The only problem is that it came with a German bow. I learned on a french bow that i traded in with my old bass (I'm glad to get rid of it, it was made with fake horse hair and couldn't hold rosin for more than five minutes). Ive never played a German Bow and was wondering if anyone had any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR_Bos Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Please. Get a good teacher. It's a whole different animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamp101591 Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 I plan on getting a teacher once school starts up again (hard to set up a lesson schedule during the summer) but i was hoping for some tips to hold me over for a nother month or so, thanks though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottomgottem Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 PM Gollihur (see the bottom of this page). He may have some tips. My whole trick is to keep the tune well out in front. If I play Tchaikovsky, I play his melodies and skip his spiritual struggle. ~Liberace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladimir Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 German bow is waaay different. Just use french technique until you can find a teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Get rid of the bow and play jazz, pizzicato. Life is good... Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamp101591 Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 Wish I Could Picker, Wish I Could, Unfortunately I Need To Take Orchestra For The Next 2 Years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowfinger Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Have you seen this: http://www.baroquemusic.org/barvlnbo.html I know nuffink about URBs and bowing, but this explained a bit to me. Epi EB-3 G-K Backline 600 2 x Eden EX112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Have you seen this: http://www.baroquemusic.org/barvlnbo.html Wow, I had no idea... That's a really interesting page! Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I play German bow. I needed a teacher to show me how to hold it before I was able to hold it correctly. It's not enough to look at a picture, you have to understand how to hold it. http://www.uvm.edu/~mhopkins/string/images/germanBow1.jpg Keep your hand as loose as possible. The weight of your arm should be focused at the thumb...the other fingers should only be keeping the bow from falling out of your hand. I think that the image above is ok...but the fingers are a bit too rigid and bent. I relax my fingers more. Start with long whole notes and try to keep the upbow and downbow sounding even. Notice how it's easier to get the string going at the frog than at the tip...accept that it's a fact of life, but also accept that you'll have to start the string from the tip sometimes and work on making that sound good. If you press down into the string, it will sound thin and choked. Relax your arm completely and let its weight do the work for you and you'll be rewarded with a full sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamp101591 Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 thanks a lot! that should get me going until i get a new teacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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