NeonMig Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Me, I like the old German grip myself. How about you lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caoimhin Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm a bowing francophile but that might have more to do with my first teacher than anything else. Tried a German bow once and I liked it fine. Whatever you're comfortable with is fine by me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm still a complete bowing amateur but have a french bow, simply because that's what the shop had! I am learning French grip but have fiddled with German - to be honest, I don't know what I'm doing well enough to have a preference yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 [quote name='Alun' post='265797' date='Aug 19 2008, 07:04 PM']I'm still a complete bowing amateur but have a french bow, simply because that's what the shop had! I am learning French grip but have fiddled with German - to be honest, I don't know what I'm doing well enough to have a preference yet [/quote] Snap - but I went German! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 MB1. Isnt this a question for mikeh ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 French. German has never been considered an option for some reason - again, mostly because of who was available to teach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I do both. French is better for stacatto, spicato & articulation in general, but you can't beat the German for long, powerful legato passages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrkelly Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I play french cause it's what i started on. If I'm bored in rehearsals I'll switch to german, can't play with one at all though. It's like writing with my left hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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