Lighter Bows?

[Nick Hart]

Ken -

I come from a "school" of playing where the belief is in heavy bows. We actually tend to to add weight to our bows with silver tips and heavier silver screws. I like a nice heavy bow (I'm a German bow player) but I can understand what you mean by light bows. This one girl here has this nice Pfretzshner, and it's a really light bow and I can still draw the same sound so why not. Some people even argue that lighter bows are better for the sound, because to get the ideal sound you don't want to add weight or pressure to the top, you want to horizontally pull your sound out - similar to a pizzicato.

-Nick