What Is The Weight Of A Size Bass Bow

I'm currently shopping for a French bow. I am intending to switch later several years using a German bow, mostly for practise and uncomplicated songs (I'one thousand a jazz bassist).
I've noticed of late that some bows marketed to intermediate and advanced students are heavier past comparison to the 131g German I ain.

I've looked at a number of bows recently and I find that virtually skillful bows are generally over 130g in weight, with many close to 140g. I am aware that there are more than factors to consider other than weight, particularly the undefinable quantity of "experience", however are heavier bows the current trend?

Also, which style is typically heavier, French or German?
Weight is ane thing, balance and functionality in your paw can be quite another contained of the flat number of grammes in the stick. Information technology's more about the placement of the grammes and how you and they collaborate, and your preferences are definitely a factor which matter a lot and might even evolve over time.
I reckon the best thing to think nigh is how a stick enables you to achieve your playing goals. You'll find radical extremes at each end of the weight spectrum of either French or German if y'all look for them.

There are quite a lot of French - made French bows which fall into the light and active category, and that seems to make sense with the fashion I hear some French players approach audio. To quote something I heard yesterday there'southward a sensibility of the French really existence able to employ elegance as a weapon. This video is a great example of that mode.

A few years agone I borrowed a tiny niggling bow by Louis Bazin which was an inch shorter than anything else I'd always encountered and simply weighed virtually 120 grammes if that. That remains to this twenty-four hours 1 of my favourite bows I've ever played.

Really heavy french bows be as well similar players in that (not so) New Dutch School apply (is that however a thing?). I don't see how they facilitate any gains that tin't exist made via developing arm and wrist force past practising Sevcik exercises etc.

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I would almost be willing to say heavy bows are pretty much only beneficial to the hardcore and devoted orchestra player. There's a depth and immediacy to strokes that a lighter bow often can't achieve.
I'd say well-nigh bows (I'g less familiar with German bows but assuming they're pretty like) fall in the 120-140 range for the standard sized human being. And to echo Adam, weight just gets yous to the ballpark, and it'south a big ole brawl park. Balance and camber and response are the actually important things to wait for and develop experience for.

I've known a number of jazz players who've been happy with Prochownik bows. They're responsive and quick but are on the lighter side, and relatively inexpensive besides.
I use a Prochownik bow as my main one. I've used it for a range of things including for orchestra playing over the last 8/9 years, and that has included leading the odd eight-bass section with cello rosin on the bow. I pretty much only play in orchestras and did so in the Philharmonia full time for five years earlier leaving at the start of 2019.
That particular bow weighs 136 grammes and is fabricated of massaranduba. It's potent and compact in length, but slightly tip heavy and not flexible plenty for a actually easy spiccato, so it has its strengths and bellboy flaws. It'south a matter of arroyo meeting technique, trunk and equipment in pursuit of a goal.
And to echo the 'inexpensive not precluding useful' idea, I picked up that particular bow sight unseen on talkbass for what amounted to near £800 at the time with a view to it being a spare. The best laid plans.
There'due south a Prochownik French bow for sale in the classifieds at a seriously discounted price. FYI
Hmm. I dont see it at that place?
Bought a bow concluding year of Henk te Hietbrink, builder of many Dutch Schoolhouse bows including the ane of Hans Roelofsen in the past. He told that he isnot making them anymore recently and his new models are Tourte based. Mine is 66 cm and 143 gram.
Henk te Hietbrink bow

Prices range from 1000 to 2750 non gold.
Co-ordinate to my own experience and stated by Thomas Martin the ideal weigth is 136 gram with a proper balance of cause.
This tallies with my experiences likewise. Something similar 66cm, playing length of hair 53cm, weight 130-136 grammes and not too much weight at the tip cease so the off the cord strokes aren't forced likewise far away from the mitt at speed.
that was my bow that I sold. Information technology wasn't heavy but the wood was very dumbo so it felt more than like a bow 10g heavier, if that makes sense.
weight doesn't thing as much as forest density and residue
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