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79,369 Views • Premiered Aug 24, 2023 • Click to toggle off description
Spent a fun afternoon with my buddy Joel Link (Curtis Faculty and 1st Violinist of the Dover Quartet) picking out violin bows and sharing feedback to each other.
Thanks to Frederick Oster Fine Violins for hosting us for the occasion!
*UPDATE: Joel bought the $2,500 bow. They’re on a musical honeymoon now
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Date of upload: Premiered Aug 24, 2023 ^^
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
UPDATE: Joel bought the $2,500 bow. They’re on their musical honeymoon now ❤
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I like how every time they say octagonal bow, the picture they use is hexagonal
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I love that a $2500 bow was Joel's favorite! He sounded fantastic. What a thick, solid sound!
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Love how Ray's just causally flexing his bow, violin AND rosin throughout this vid.
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Love this! My professor’s violin is $100,000 but she ended up liking a $5,000 bow the best.
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I love how the $1200 H.R. Pfretzschner bow was a favorite! Goes to show not all bows (or violins either) are valued accurately. I love the "blind" test which gets rid of preconceived notions.
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So educational—everyone talks about the violin but today I was reminded that the bow also helps determine your sound. Thank you!
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Fred's 16-bits picture should be present forever every time he appears in a video!
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I don't play, but I love to listen to the violin. You guys really opened my eyes to how different each piece can be. Thanks!
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Just when you thought a violin was expensive. You find out the price of the bow. Wow.
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I still have fond memories of the concert Ray played with the Dover Quartet in Laguna Beach. So happy for Joel that he found a great bow at a great price!
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I love tonic! It really motivates me to practice more!
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My parents very generously bought me my second bow for my 21st birthday from Guiviere’s in London. I used this method too and it was nerve racking not knowing how much each bow was worth. ( I expect my parents set a limit 😁). It was great fun though and I still use that bow to this day.
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Omg, this video really helped me choose a bow! Seriously, I've been checking bows for a long time and there is a shop selling a copy of Peccatte's. It will be a shot in the dark, but I think I'm gonna go for it just because you mentioned here. Thanks, Ray!
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hello ray!
i'm new to violin - zero musical background and all - and do not play an instrument but you have opened up the world of violin to me! i enjoy listening to your playing, and honestly the snipplets in this video where you tested out each bow on your violin sounded wonderful to me! if you ever decide to just record and upload your random practice sessions i would definitely listen (currently listening to a recording of your saintsaens rondo performance :-))
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very nice demonstration. thank you
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So much octagonal bow hate! I love octagonal bows, they feel so much more comfortable to me than round ones. But then I generally like a lightweight bow.
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I love the blind tests, reminds you not to have preconceived notions and try stuff out to see what you like/what works for you. Also the idea of doing it with another musician who can give you feedback is very good!
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Well I need a Ray Chen in my pocket when I upgrade my violin bow.... not for a long while yet though....
Loved the vid.... and listening to you guys playing. Price isn't always everything....
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