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GUEST,Grishka fiddle bow hold (48) RE: fiddle bow hold 07 May 19

Mark, there are older types of bow that favour triple- and quadruple-stops. Obviously they require different playing techniques. Modern bows are perfect for double-stops; triple-stops are available only by "cheating", but not by any "folk hold".

Why then do such "folk holds" exist? I know of only two reasons:
  1. they have been passed as traditions dating back to times when those old bows were in use;
  2. they seem to be easier at first glance, but are not really.
BTW, fingerboards and bridges were different before the 1800s as well: less curved and thus further facilitating multi-stops.

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