Yes, today is the day I got my very first professional violin bow! It was definately God sent! I am forever grateful! I have never owned a professional violin bow. My violin professors urged me to get one from the very start but I could never afford one! Well today is the day it happened. What a huge difference it makes! My violin sounds so sweet and rich. The bow is so powerful and expresses my emotions so beautifully! The man who made my bow is from San Jose named John Bolander. He died in the 1990's and made about 4,000 bows. He got into making violin bows in his 50's and wrote a book about bow making. I love his bow so much! Its really amazing. I am so excited to get to know this bow!
Classic Bow's Violin Shop is the best place to buy a violin or bow! The owner Greg Ghode is wonderful and gave me an awesome deal. I've known Greg since I was 19 years old, introduced by one of my former teachers Howard Hill.
Well, I'm just in awe and can't believe I found my bow! I just started practicing seriously again last fall and the music I'm learning is very demanding! My other bows just could not perform the special techniques I need them to and were a struggle to control. It was becoming very discouraging! Getting this bow right now has opened a door I thought would be closed for a long time! I am so excited!!! Yahh Hooo!!!!
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