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Email Tom and George Martin about their carbon bows. I think they're about 400. Some are ok some are very good but overall a very good bow to learn on, i have all my students playing with them. A lot of wooden sticks are worse at that price then carbon ones.

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Out of interest, Where can you get an Fdeck clone made?

Belcanato's have been the lightest string I've used..... There not a high tension string.

[quote name='chrkelly' timestamp='1423008090' post='2679639'] In the right hands (not mine!)...awesome. I'd rather play a crap bass with a good bow than a good bass with a crap bow. [/quote] I concur. All the young bass players over here have laminate bass's but really nice bows like the Claude Marchand. You can learn on a cheap bass but its difficult to get the most out of a cheap bow.

No need to be quite so sarcastic. €850 and in my opinion something which far outstrips the Yita bow and is worth that money more so than the Yita is. People spend so much money on a bass so why not a bow that can help them play the instrument more effectively?

I think about 850 new i got mine second hand for peanuts. It just pulls a better sound, has much better balance and re-acts more like a wooden bow than the Yita. If i had originally got the Carbow i probably wouldn't have moved onto the Bazin. Also I've discover you constantly need to have pressure on carbon fibre so never slacken off the hair or the bow will loose it's camber.

I played a Yita bow for a bout a year then moved onto a really nice wooden stick. I now have a cheap carbow as my backup and it just out class's the yita in every way. There not expensive new and even cheaper second hand if you can find one. The Yita is a quick stepping bow and nothing more from my experience now.

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If you keep your arm still and just move your wrist, as you would beginning any bow stroke, you should be able to start a note. Also another great little tip for getting used to bowing is do the above but use your arm weight so the bow grips but doesn't let go. It shows just how little applied weight you need.

Bowing takes a long time to master. You'll need a mirror in front of you every time your practice. The tip needs to be slightly high most of the time but just a very slight angle. As as been said you need to be very relaxed. Make sure to get clean starts to all your bows and practice long slow bows that have a very linear dynamic. Then begin forte and get piano towards the tip and then begin forte at the tip and end piano at the frog. Piano at the frog, forte in the middle and piano again by the tip and the opposite again. Also another good exercise is start right at the fingerboard and as you draw the bow slide it right down to the bridge keeping the same sound and then go back up to the fingerboard. Slow clean bows are the key to a really good sound. Also get a few lessons. Its very difficult to correct yourself when your beginning. EDIT: also try starting notes just with your wrist and then stop. Also if these are pieces your working on to play with a pianist you'll need to think about projection, playing a bit closer to the bridge and maybe a little more arm weight.

I have a quote here in Ireland for 600 with an E capo plus 60 for every other capo. Seems ok to me.

Yep. I do pit work and just leave it on a stand and play it on the stand. Also i think i wouldn't be called back if i turned up with an EUB, they want a double bass.

I skipped to my grade 8 and preparing for my diploma now. I think the best way to approach the pieces is to take them in small chunks, that you can manage and get them right. There's no point in skipping over little bits. You may as well play to the best of your ability. Which pieces have you chosen. I also find it good to mix in other pieces you want to learn so you don't get de-motivated by repetition. Also get constant feedback.

It could be just a crack in the finish in which case theres no need to worry. Happens to huge number of bass's. Best way to keep it going is to constantly play it.