| You know that, as your violin skills and passion | | | | To some extent, your violin bow will change size |
| grow, your violin bow should "grow" along with | | | | and weight according to your proportions; when |
| them. You bought your first bow mostly for | | | | you grow up, you will need a big boys' bow. Most |
| durability-mistake-proofing and protection against | | | | of all, though, the materials and construction will |
| accidents. If your teacher and tutors counseled | | | | change, keeping pace with your power and speed, |
| you wisely, you probably bought an all-synthetic | | | | adapting to your style of play. Of course, the |
| bow for your first instruction and initiation into the | | | | bow is only as good as the player who draws it |
| subtleties and intricacies of the violin. If they | | | | across the violin strings. But, as you perfect your |
| continue to counsel you wisely, your teacher and | | | | skills and develop your repertoire, growing more |
| tutors told you to keep that very first bow as a | | | | confident and aggressive, a truly fine bow will |
| back-up; you will value your first bow's | | | | make your ordinary, every day play sound |
| super-powers when your better bow breaks in | | | | considerably better. Your last and favourite bow |
| the middle of a big performance. | | | | will help you show just how good you really are. |
| You and your bow evolve together | | | | |