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Preface

Concerning the Author

1. The Note

1.1 The Response
1.2 The Damping
1.3 The Tone

2. Specific Instrumental Differences

2.1 The Bass Bow
2.2 The Cello Bow
2.3 The Viola Bow
2.4 The Violin Bow

3. Weight and balance

4. The Wood

5. Colour and Varnish

6. Distribution of Strength

7. Aesthetics

8. A Dominique Peccatte Bow

9. A Maire bow

10. A Cello Bow by Dodd

11. How to evaluate a bow

12. Strip your bow

Acknowledgements