How Do You Prepare A Violin Bow?
Playing music is delightful, most people who play music actually develop more intelligence. A violin is a very common instrument, which is in the string family. An orchestra is composed of many string players and half of those players or so play the violin. Playing with a bow or “arco” is very important. It is equally important to understand that you just do not play with a bow, you have to prepare it so you can play with it. • Take your bow gently out of the case. A bow is just as fragile as it looks. Take care in handling your violin. • Use the screw or as it is called, the frog to tighten or loosen the bow hair. Be careful not to make it too tight or loose, see “Tips” for a method of checking if the tightness is good. • Spin the screw to the right to make the bow hair tighter. If your hands are sweaty, wet, or it is just hard to spin the screw, try putting your shirt, or a piece of cloth over it. The process should be much easier. • Rosin the bow with the rock like material you keep
