![]() The bow creates the shape of the notes that the Baroque masters intended easily, with natural decay after the initial attack, and weaker “up bows” than “down bows” - adhering to the hierarchy of the beats in the bar. It’s much lighter than a modern bow, with less hair and no metal, and it’s often curved slightly outward, always with more weight at the frog than the tip. And, notice the shape of the bow, which also contributes to the unique qualities of the Baroque violin sound. ![]() The Baroque instrument speaks in a really different way. The parallel neck, gut strings, and lightweight bridge, tailpiece and base bar create less tension when the bow is drawn across the string. The original “Baroque” set up, on the other hand, brings an intimacy and natural warmth to the sound. Overall, the “modern” set up - in combination with a full set of metal wound strings and the equally-weighted modern bow - produces a powerful, immediate sound, designed to fill large concert halls and ensure the violin soloist is heard in Romantic concertos above a full symphony orchestra. ![]() Modern violins have a longer fingerboard, a heftier bridge, heavier base bar (inside), weightier tailpiece, and a more angled neck than their Baroque counterparts. ![]() If you look quickly, there appears to be no difference at all between the modern violin and the Baroque violin! Many “modern” violins in use today were made in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, but were subsequently modified in the 19th century to accommodate the needs of the music being written for the instrument at that time. ![]()
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