Would I benefit from a new bow?

[Brett Clark]

On the surface that sounds good. I guess the theory is if the bow were to resonate at a particular pitch it would dampen(?) that frequency. On the other hand, isn't every stick is going to have some pitch associated with it based on its length and mass? Does he mean that the wood actually "rings" a tone?

Originally Posted by Nick Hart

Ken-


My teacher always taps bows and looks to see if they have a pitch. He says that if the wood of the bow vibrates with a pitch than that is not good because the bow can react with the pitch being created. I was curious about other people's thoughts on this.

And here are my thoughts about sound: A couple of years ago I went to a bass camp and at one of the master classes the symphony pro played my Engelhardt to demonstrate an aspect of my piece to me and though you could say his style and expertise came through, I can tell you in no uncertain terms that the instrument still sounded like crap. It was actually probably as close to sucessfully polishing a turd as I have seen.